Service difficulty report · Wire · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
August 24, 2010
Submitted
August 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
242
Aircraft time
41,157 hours, 46,074 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Pitch Trim
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NOSE PITCH TRIM INTERMITTENTLY ACTUATES NOSE DOWN IN FLIGHT. FIXED BROKEN WIRE ON SERVO ACTUATOR.

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