Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
July 14, 2016
Submitted
July 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N362AE
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC677B
Aircraft time
28,023 hours, 38,752 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Pitch Trim Sys
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE CONTROLS WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT AT A NORMAL CLIMB PITCH ATTITUDE. THE PILOT SELECTED TRIM DOWN AND THAT CORRECTED THE CONDITION ONLY TO HAVE IT RETURN. IT WAS DISCOVERED AT THAT POINT THAT THE CAPTAIN'S PITCH TRIM WAS TRIMMING UPWARDS, UN-COMMANDED WITH NO TRIM IN MOTION TONE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY RETURNED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE PITCH TRIM SYSTEM AND FOUND TWO WIRES CHAFED TOGETHER AT THE PILOTS TRIM SWITCH ON THE LEFT CONTROL YOKE. THE CHAFED WIRES WERE SHORTING TOGETHER CAUSING THE STABILIZER TRIM ACTUATOR TO OPERATE WITH OUT INPUT FROM THE TRIM SWITCH. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED AND THE TRIM SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECKED NORMAL.