Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Beech B300

Difficulty date
October 31, 2017
Submitted
November 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N862UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1061
Aircraft time
1,084 hours, 950 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL290 WITH AN OAT OF -30 C, RECEIVED THE AP HOLDING ND CAS MESSAGE ALONG WITH MISTRIM ON BOTH PFDS. FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST AND WHEN DISCONNECTING THE AUTOPILOT CONFIRMED THAT THE TRIM WAS FROZEN AND THE AIRPLANE WAS IN FACT OUT OF TRIM. TRIM NORMAL AT LOWER ALTITUDE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATORS FOR WATER INTRUSION. CHECKED CABLE TENSION. LUBED SYSTEM IAW NTO 940-2017-00487. A SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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