Service difficulty report · Circuit Card · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 22, 2011
Submitted
December 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493TM
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK582
Aircraft time
1,786 hours, 1,382 cycles
Part
Circuit Card
Condition
Failed
Location
Flt Controller
Component
Controller · Collins · FCC4007
Component part number
8221019313
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ACFT STARTED "PORPOISING" +/- 300 FT AT 800 FPM WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL400. COPILOT'S SIDE DISPLAY SIMULTANEOUSLY DISPLAYED "PITCH TRIM FAIL" INDICATION. ACFT DIVERTED. FOUND ELEVATOR CABLES AND ELEVATOR SERVO BRIDLE CABLE TENSIONS BELOW SERVICE LIMITS AND READJUSTED. CHECKED AVIONICS FAULT LOG AND NOTED PITCH TRIM FAIL INDICATED ON NR 2 FCC-4007 FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER CARD. REPLACED NR 2 FCC-4007 CARD WITH SERVICEABLE FCC-4007 CARD. NO FAULTS INDICATED DURING POST-MX CHECKS. RECOMMEND AIRFRAME MFG INVESTIGATED WHETHER CABLE TENSION CHECKS NEED TO BE PERFORMED MORE FREQUENTLY OR SERVICE LIMITS ADJUSTED. RECOMMEND MFG INVESTIGATED FAILED FCC-4007 CARD FAIL MODE, APPEARS TO BE POSSIBLY COLD-SOAK RELATED.

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