Service difficulty report · Trim System · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
October 30, 2025
Submitted
October 31, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0240
Aircraft time
6,350 hours, 4,166 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Pitch
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE I NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED OFF THE RUNWAY MORE AGGREESIVELY THAN NORMAL PITCH INPUT. CLIMBING AT 250 KNOTS FELT NORMAL. OVER 10,000' CLIMHING AT 270 WE RECIEVED AMBER RETRIM NOSE DOWN MESSAGE ONCE OR TWICE. ON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE OR FL240 AND SPEEDING UP TO 295 KNOTS THE RETRIM NOSE DOWN AMBER MESSAGE PERSISTED MULTIPLE TIMES. WE RAN THE APPLICABLE QRH TO FIND WE HAD RAN OUT OF NOSE DOWN STAB TRIM. WE SLOWED TO 270 OR LESS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT; AND DIVERTED BACK TO CMH. RERIGGED PITCH TRIM. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW MM 27-40-00.

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