Service difficulty report · Actuator · Frchld SA227CC

Difficulty date
June 10, 2002
Submitted
July 17, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718C
Make and model
Frchld SA227CC
Aircraft serial
AC572
Part
Actuator
Part number
DL5040M6
Part serial
M0312
Condition
Failed
Location
Pitch Trim
Part time
28,427 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

SECOND IN COMMAND IN RT SCAT REPORTED TO CAPTAIN THAT THE PITCH TRIM WOULD NOT TRIM NOSE DOWN. PILOT IN CHARGE ATTEMPTED TRYING AUX TRIM SWITCH WITH SAME RESULTS. PITCH TRIM WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NR 1 POSITION, PILOT IN CHARGE REPORTED THAT THERE WAS STILL NO NOSE DOWN TRIM. PILOT IN CHARGE REPORTED THAT HE TRANSFERRED TRIM FROM NR 1 TO NR 2 AND BACK TO NR 1 POSITIONS, SEVERAL TIMES. TRIM ACTION RETURNED TO NORMAL. PILOT IN CHARGE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO NEAREST AIRPORT, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR. THE SUPECT COMPONENT WAS REMOVED, AND AN OVERHAULED REPLACEMENT WAS INSTALLED.