Service difficulty report · Master Switch · Lear 55LEAR

Difficulty date
March 26, 2005
Submitted
May 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556HJ
Make and model
Lear 55LEAR
Aircraft serial
028
Part
Master Switch
Part number
C2006R
Condition
Shorted
Location
Control Column
Part time
13,230 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF YAW DAMPERS NR1, NR2, REENGAGEMENT ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL. AUTO PILOT DISENGAGED AND COULD NOT BE RESET. IN-OP YAW DAMPER, PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEVEL AC, NO RESPONSE TO PITCH TRIM CNTRL, SECONDARY PITCH TRIM WAS ACTIVATED W/NEGATIVE RESULTS. CHK LIST PROCEDURES FOR PITCH TRIM FAIL, ATC NOTIFIED, DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING PITCH CNTRL. AC LANDED SAFELY. FOUND NO PROBLEMS W/PITCH TRIM SYS. FOUND INTERMITTENT SHORT INTERNALLY VIA LOOSE INTERNAL CONNECTIONS. FOUND BY (TAPPING) CNTRL WHEEL WHICH RECREATED FAILURE. INTERNAL SHORT CREATED PERMANENT NR1 AND NR 2 PITCH TRIM DISCONNECT, AC DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN PITCH AXIS. WHEEL MASTER SWITCH WAS REPLACED, AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.