Service difficulty report · Master Link · Gulstm GIVXG450

Difficulty date
July 11, 2016
Submitted
July 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454FX
Make and model
Gulstm GIVXG450
Aircraft serial
4339
Aircraft time
326 hours, 190 cycles
Part
Master Link
Condition
Defective
Location
Pitch Trim
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

DIVERTED DUE TO PITCH TRIM STUCK IN THE NOSE DOWN POSITION. WILL NOT TRIM UP PAST -3.0. MASTER LINK KEEPER WAS DISCONNECTED FROM HORIZONTAL PITCH TRIM SERVO CHAIN. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WHILE THE ACFT WAS AT THE COMPLETION CENTER MASTER LINK WAS SPRUNG OPEN AT THE BEND CAUSING IT TO NOT LOCK ON FULLY WHEN INSTALLED. INSTALLED NEW MASTER LINK AND RETAINING CLIP ASSY. OPS CHECK GOOD.