Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
December 18, 2021
Submitted
December 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0122
Aircraft time
3,700 hours, 2,467 cycles
Part
Trim Switch
Part number
538601
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE PLANE WAS FULLY CONFIGURED FOR LANDING. WHEN DISCONNECTING THE AUTOPILOT THE STAB TRIM WENT TO -6.7 NOSE UP IN APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS . THE YOKE PRIMARY STAB TRIM DID NOT OVER RIDE THE RUNAWAY TRIM UNTIL THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR WERE BROUGHT UP. AFTER THE FLAPS WERE UP THE YOKE PRIMARY STAB TRIM WORKED NORMALLY. WE LANDED WITH THE FLAPS IN THE UP POSITION. REMOVED PILOTS PITCH TRIM SWITCH AND INSTALLED NEW CONDITION PITCH TRIM SWITCH IAW CE680A AMM 27-40-25. PERFORMED OPS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS IAW CE6B0A AMM 27-40-25. OPS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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