Service difficulty report · Actuator · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
July 6, 2018
Submitted
July 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561UP
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT561
Aircraft time
23,420 hours, 25,408 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
DL5040M6
Part serial
L0102
Condition
Defective
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
4,722 hours, 427 cycles
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 DEPARTING KSLC WITH THE FIRST OFFICER IN CONTROL, HE NOTICES THAT THE PITCH TRIM WAS NOT WORKING. THE CAPTAIN CYCLED THE TRIM SELECTOR TO HIS SIDE THEN BACK TO THE FIRST OFFICER SIDE SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEFECT REMAINED. THE CAPTAIN TRANSFERRED CONTROLS AND TRIED TO TRIM, STILL WITH NO RESPONSE. THE AUDIBLE TRIM INDICATOR WAS WORKING BUT THE TRIM GAUGE DID NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE STANDBY TRIM WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE. THE CREW COMPLIED WITH THE QRH CHECKLIST WITH THE INSTRUCTION TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, THE CREW RETURN TO KSLC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE PITCH TRIM SYSTEM AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR AND ADJUSTED MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL. COMPILED WITH THE OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE CHECK WAS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.