Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
October 23, 2011
Submitted
October 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N500PH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0187E
Aircraft time
16,054 hours, 16,188 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
18,440 hours, 16,188 cycles
Part
Trim Switch
Part number
821810064602
Condition
Stuck
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL TRIM FAILURE IN FLIGHT RESULTING IN A FULL RT DEFLECTION ON THE TRIM ACTUATOR. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING CONDUCTED AT AIRPORT OF ORIGIN. ACFT TOWED TO MX FACILITY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE TRIM SWITCH LOCATED ON THE CYCLIC HAD BECOME STUCK IN THE FULL RT POSITION RESULTING IN TRIM MOTOR ACTIVATION TO FULL RIGHT. REPLACED TRIM SWITCH WITH SERVICEABLE PART.

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