Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech B300

Difficulty date
February 27, 2016
Submitted
February 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL932
Aircraft time
1,241 hours, 1,035 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pitch Trim
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AT FL240 THE PITCH TRIM WAS JAMMED AT THE 0* SETTING & THE CONTROLS REQUIRED A NOTICEABLE BUT NOT EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FWD PRESS TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. CREW LEFT THE PITCH TRIM IN CURRENT POSITION & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ELEC PITCH TRIM WAS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED & CURRENTLY ON MEL. PURGED ALL THE OLD GREASE WITH NEW FROM BOTH PITCH TRIM ACTUATORS. PITCH TRIM GND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED. ACFT WAS RTS.

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