Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
March 10, 2008
Submitted
March 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8923E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45838
Aircraft time
72,715 hours, 77,403 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Stab Trim
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO A SAFE LANDING AFTER PILOT EXPERIENCED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER PROBLEMS DURING CLIMB-OUT. FIRST OFFICER HAD SELECTED STABILIZER TRIM AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE STABILIZER FROM CONTINUOUSLY MOVING, OSCILLATING UP AND DOWN PAST THE DESIRED POINT. COM WAS COMPLIED WITH AND AFTER STABILIZER TRIM CUTOUT WAS SELECTED TO STOP, THE HUNTING OF THE STAB STOPPED BUT THE WARNING HORN CONTINUED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING UNDER A DECLARED YELLOW EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PRIMARY TRIM ACTUATOR MOTOR, PRIMARY TRIM UPPER RELAY R20-16 & LOWER RELAY R20-15, THE F/O’S PRIMARY TRIM YOKE SWITCH, AND CIRCUIT BREAKER B10-92. STOP ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE, HARDWARE TORQUED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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