Service difficulty report · Actuator · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
July 8, 2017
Submitted
July 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569UP
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT569
Aircraft time
22,449 hours, 25,615 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
DL5040M6
Part serial
G0612
Condition
Weak
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
4,184 hours, 4,104 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EN ROUTE, PILOT REPORTED WHILE LEVELING AT 10,000 FEET WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMAND PITCH UP AND CLIMB. THE ELECTRIC TRIM AMBER ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE AUTOPILOT CONTROL PANEL. THE PILOT DISENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT TO RETURN TO LEVEL FLIGHT. ONCE DISENGAGED, CONSIDERABLE FORWARD PRESSURE WAS REQUIRED ON THE ELEVATOR TO LOWER NOSE OF AN AIRCRAFT AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PITCH ATTITUDE. THE PILOT'S TRIM SWITCH MADE ITS NORMAL TRIM IN MOTION SOUND, HOWEVER THE TRIM INDICATOR REFLECTED PITCH SETTING AT UPPER GREEN LIMIT AND DID NOT INDICATE ANY MOVEMENT; THE PILOT SELECTED TRIM TO COPILOT, BOTH COPILOT AND AUXILIARY TRIM WERE INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 180 KIAS, THE TRIM STARTED TO RESPONSE NORMALLY. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY AT KSDF. AMF SDF MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED AN OVERHAULED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM ACTUATOR IAW SA227 MM 27-40-10. ALL TRIM ACTUATOR FUNCTIONAL OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD