Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
February 2, 2024
Submitted
February 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0315
Aircraft time
1,951 hours, 1,255 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
99145568
Part serial
1071U
Condition
Faulted
Location
Stab Trim Sys
Stage of operation
TO
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

PRIMARY TRIM RUNAWAY IN FLIGHT. ACFT PITCHED UP IMMEDIATELY ON TAKEOFF REQUIRING FULL FORWARD TRIM. CONTROL PRESSURE INCREASED AS SPEED INCREASED MAKING ACFT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. BY 6000' & 218 KNOTS THE ACFT WAS TRIMMED FULL FWD TO 1.2 & REQUIRED FULL FWD CONTROL PRESSURE TO STOP NOSE PITCHING UP. SPEED DECREASED TO 190 & FLAPS 2 ENGAGED. MADE ACFT CONTROLLABLE BUT MINOR FWD PRESSURE STILL REQUIRED. RETURNED FOR A LANDING. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY BUT BELIEVE ATC DID DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. REMOVED IBE LINK ASSY AND INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED LINK ASSY, NO DEFECTS NOTED AND REMOVED ACTUATOR ASSY LINEAR SERVO & INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED, CUSTOMER SUPPLIED ACTUATOR ASSY LINEAR SERVO OPS CHECKED AMM 27-37-25.

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