Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech B300

Difficulty date
June 29, 2016
Submitted
July 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N859UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1053
Aircraft time
109 hours, 92 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
13052405217
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 300
Part time
109 hours, 92 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL300, AUTO PILOT HOLDING NOSE DOWN, CAUTION MESSAGE AND MIS-TRIM ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING PITCH TRIM FROZEN. CREW WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT. AT FL220 PITCH TRIM AND AP OPERATED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED AND LUBED THE LT AND RT PITCH TRIM ACTUATORS. A SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. PN REMOVED 130-524052-17 FOR LT ACTUATOR, 130-524052-19 FOR RT. LEFT, SN OFF 52248921-002, RIGHT, SN 52248922-001.

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