Service difficulty report · Elevator System · Beech B300

Difficulty date
November 3, 2016
Submitted
November 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N869UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1070
Aircraft time
157 hours, 136 cycles
Part
Elevator System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT FL260, THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY AP HOLDING ND, AND MIS-TRIM CAS MESSAGES. ATTEMPTS TO TRIM ELEVATOR MANUALLY AND ELECTRICALLY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND ELEVATOR TRIM OPERATED NORMAL ONCE ON THE GROUND. REPLACED THE ELEVATOR PITCH TRIM SERVO, THE LEFT AND RIGHT PITCH TRIM ACTUATORS AND LUBED THE TRIM SYSTEM. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. LEFT PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR.

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