Service difficulty report · Servo · Beech B300

Difficulty date
January 24, 2017
Submitted
January 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1059
Aircraft time
445 hours, 395 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
8221168003
Part serial
1GC5J
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
393 hours, 348 cycles
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

ELEVATOR TRIM ANNUNCIATION TOOK A LONG TIME TO EXTINGUISH AFTER ENGINE START. ELEVATOR TRIM IN CRUISE FLIGHT WAS BINDING. UNABLE TO MOVE WITH AUTO-PILOT ON. SUDDEN NOSE DOWN PITCH. TRIM STABILIZED FEW SECONDS AFTER. NO LOSS IN ALTITUDE EXPERIENCED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ELEVATOR PITCH TRIM SERVO. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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