Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 17, 2020
Submitted
August 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605616
Aircraft time
12,410 hours, 9,565 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
4006719921
Part serial
00074150
Condition
Defective
Location
Elevator Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE DEPARTING GED WE LEVELED OFF AT 2000 FEET WITH AUTOPILOT ON. WE WERE THEN GIVEN A CLIMB TO 7000 AND A RIGHT TURN TO 090, WE WERE ALSO MAINTAINING AROUND 230. PASSING THROUGH 5000 AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A UNCOMMANDED SLOW TURN TO THE LEFT. WE DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT THAT WAS IN HEADING MODE AND AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND CONTINUED LEFT TURN. IT TOOK FULL FORWARD FORCE DOWN AND MANUALLY HAD TO TRIM NOSE DOWN TO STOP THE CLIMB AND LEVEL THE WINGS. WE RAN THE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT QRC AND ELECTRIC TRIM INOP CHECKLIST. AFTER REGAINING AIRCRAFT CONTROL WE LEFT AUTOPILOT OFF, KEPT SPEED AROUND 200 AND DIVERTED TO IAD. DURING APPROACH WE ENCOUNTERED NO DIFFICULTIES WITH FLAPS AND TRIM. SIGN-OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACE ELEVATOR SERVO. OPS AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. WORK DONE IAW CE 560XL MM 22-11-01 (WA).

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