Service difficulty report · Motor · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
June 20, 2003
Submitted
August 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511WP
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
183
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Motor
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Stab Actuator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

CREW NOTICED SECONDARY TRIM (ON AUTOPILOT) DID NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING PROPERLY IN CRUISE. DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT AND TRIED TO TRIM MANUALLY. FOUND TRIM INOPERATIVE IN PRIMARY, SELECTED SECONDARY AND CONFIRMED IT WAS INOPERATIVE ALSO. AIRCRAFT WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH AD 2003-06-51. BOTH SYSTEMS HAD PASSED PREFLIGHT CHECKLIST FUNC TEST. SUSPECT THAT BOTH ELECTRIC MOTORS WITHIN THE STAB TRIM ACTUATOR FAILED. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH CONTROL BOX PRECAUTIONARY AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. BOTH COMPONENTS WERE RETURNED TO MFG IAW TECH SERVICE REQUEST.