Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
August 31, 2016
Submitted
September 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N362AE
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC677B
Aircraft time
28,310 hours
Part
Trim Switch
Part number
3064307
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
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

PITCH TRIM INTERMITTENTLY MOVES TOWARDS FULL PITCH UP UNCOMMANDED, WHILE PITCH TRIM SELECTED IN PILOT POSITION. MOVING THE SWITCH TO OFF OR CO-PILOT POSITION DOES NOT STOP MOTION. SYSTEM WIRING WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. SYSTEM LIMIT SWITCHES WERE INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. R & R PILOT PITCH TRIM CONTROL SWITCH AND PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR. ADJUSTED THE RT DOWN LIMIT SWITCH IAW AMM. GROUND OPS CHECKS DETERMINED TO BE SATISFACTORY. IN ADDITION TO REPLACEMENT OF THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR THE PILOTS PITCH TRIM SWITCH WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE PN OF THE SWITCH HAS BEEN ADDED IN PART 5. OPS CHECK FLIGHT, SATISFACTORY. NO FURTHER ISSUES WITH PITCH SYSTEM, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.