Service difficulty report · Trim System · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
July 10, 2025
Submitted
July 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0338
Aircraft time
2,991 hours, 2,027 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Faulted
Location
Stab
Stage of operation
CL
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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF WE HAD NO ABILITY TO TRIM THE AIRCRAFT USING PRIMARY TRIM AND RECEIVED PRI STAB TRIM FAIL.(ATC DECLARED EMERGENCY) SENT IN ARES DOWNLOAD TO TEXTRON IAW CE·680A AMM CH 31-33-00. TEXTRON STATED THAT THE REASON THE PRIMARY STAB TRIM FAILED WAS THAT WHEN THE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT BUTTON WAS MOMENTARILY PUSHED TO DISCONNECT THE AUTOPILOT, THE CONTACTS THAT INPUT A GROUND TO THE PRIMARY STAB TRIM PCB, NZ105 PIN 14/44 AND SUPPLY THE GROUND FOR RELAY KZ107, REMAINED OPEN. THIS CAUSES THE PRIMARY STAB TRIM RELAY, KZ107, TO OPEN WHICH IS WHAT SUPPLIES POWER TO THE STAB TRIM ACTUATOR MOTOR. SO, WHEN TRIM IS COMMANDED, THE TRIM DOESN'T MOVE AND INDICATES A FAILURE. THE NEXT TIME THE AP DISCONNECT SWITCH IS PUSHED, THE CONTACTS RE-CLOSE AND GO BACK TO NORMAL, BUT AT THIS TIME, THE CREW ALREADY HAD SECONDARY TRIM SELECTED WHICH THEN RECEIVED THE SEC STAB TRIM FAIL, THE AP DISCONNECT WAS NOT RESET AT THIS TIME, TEXTRON RECOMMENDS RTS AND MONITOR. MCC CONCURS. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TRIM ACTUATORS. RAN HORIZONTAL STAB FULL UP AND DOWN TRAVEL, NO BINDING OR LEAKAGE NOTED. NO FAULTS MESSAGES POPULATED, SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD. DOWNLOADED ARES AND SENT TO MCC AND TEXTRON IAW CE-680A AMM CH 31-33-00. CLOSED UP ALL ACCESSED, INSPECTED AREA AND PANEL, THEN REINSTALLED PANEL 341MR IAW CE-680A AMM CH 6·40-40.

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