Service difficulty report · Wheel · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 25, 2019
Submitted
October 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605680
Aircraft time
9,668 hours, 7,193 cycles
Part
Wheel
Condition
Binding
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING DESCENT FROM FL410 'PITCH TRIM' FLAG APPEARED IN PFD. AUTO-PILOT WAS DISCONNECTED AND ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL FOUND TO BE JAMMED. CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED AND AN EMERGENCY DECLARED. DURING THE DESCENT TO LOWER ALTITUDE AND IN ABOVE FREEZING AIR THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS FUNCTIONAL. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE CONSULTED WITH MANUFACTURER AND LUBED THE TRIM ACTUATORS. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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