Service difficulty report · Servo · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 27, 2021
Submitted
January 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605680
Aircraft time
10,962 hours, 8,131 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
4006791921SPEX
Part serial
02037030
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Pitch Trim
Part time
4,223 hours, 3,183 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT FL350 PITCH TRIM FROZE AND PITCH TRIM ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. TRIM OPERATED NORMALLY AT AROUND 9,000 FT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ELEVATOR TRIM SERVO AND LUBRICATED THE ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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