Service difficulty report · Actuator · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
January 23, 2013
Submitted
January 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N241DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT607B
Aircraft time
23,067 hours, 20,282 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
DL5040M6
Part serial
H1109
Condition
Weak
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT REPORTS THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM FAILED IN THE PILOT, CO-PILOT AND AUX MODES. REDUCED POWER TO INCREASE CONTROLLABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO OPF. AFTER LANDING, THE TRIM BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR WAS WEAK, AND REPLACED THE UNIT. AWAITING TEARDOWN REPORT ON TRIM ACTUATOR. TEARDOWN EVALUATION TO FOLLOW IN A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.