Service difficulty report · Trim System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 25, 2025
Submitted
June 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605812
Part
Trim System
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELEVATOR TRIM IS NOT WITHIN NORMAL FLIGHT RANGE AND UNABLE TO INPUT ENOUGH NOSE DOWN TRIM TO NEUTRALZE CONTROL FORCE. FULL FORWARD NOSE DOWN TRIM AND AIRCRAFT STILL HAS NOSE UP TENDENCY. ADJUSTED POSITION OF CONTROL WHEEL/TRIM INDICATOR TO COINCIDE WITH THE POSITION OF THE ELEVATOR ELEVATOR TRIM TABS AT NEUTRAL POSITION. VERIFIED TRIM TAB NEUTRAL SETTING, TRIM TAB TRAVELS REF. MM 27-31-00.

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