Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Beech B300

Difficulty date
June 27, 2015
Submitted
July 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL966
Aircraft time
352 hours, 301 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON DESCENT THROUGH ABOUT FL 270 THE YELLOW ELEC PITCH TRIM INDICATION ON PFD FOLLOWED BY RED PITCH TRIM ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. CONTROLS WERE VERY HARD TO PUSH FWD. USED POWER TO ASSIST IN THE CONTROL OF THE ACFT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AT FL 200 & DIVERTED. FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST & A SUCCESSFUL FLAPS UP LANDING WAS MADE. TROUBLESHOT & FOUND THE LEFT TRIM CABLE STOP NOT CLEARING LIGHTENING HOLE. CABLE STOP WAS ADJUSTED. ELECTRIC AND MANUAL TRIM OPS CHECKS WERE MADE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED THE LT & RT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS, ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE BULLET STOP FRAME WEB TRIMMED FOR CLEARANCE & ELEVATOR TRIM CABLES ADJUSTED. A SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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