Service difficulty report · Trim System · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
August 24, 2015
Submitted
August 25, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800155
Aircraft time
8,064 hours, 5,233 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Out Of Rig
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CLIMB OUT, IN A HIGH POWER SETTING, ACFT RAN OUT OF NOSE DOWN TRIM & COULD ONLY BE TRIMMED IN THE PITCH AXIS BY REDUCING POWER & LOWERING FLAPS TO GET NOSE DOWN. FOUND PRIMARY STAB ACTUATOR BREAK AWAY TORQUE TO BE EXCESSIVE IAW MM 27-40-00. BREAK AWAY TORQUE CHECK PROCEDURE IAW MM 27-40-00. INSTALLED PRIMARY TRIM ACTUATOR, OPS & RIG CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 27-40-00. FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM TABS OUT OF RIG WITH EXCESSIVE TE DOWN IAW MM 27-40-00. RIGGED ELEVATOR TRIM TABS IAW MM 27-40-00. FOUND MACH TRIM ACTUATOR INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. POSITIONED TRIM LINK ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT POSITION. CHECKED RIG OF STABILIZER TAB SYS. COMPLETED IAW MM 27-40-00. RIG & OPS CHECKED GOOD.