Service difficulty report · Terminal · Bolkms BK117B1

Difficulty date
January 29, 2011
Submitted
February 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155SC
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B1
Aircraft serial
7141
Aircraft time
12,652 hours, 37,565 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTS101750A1
Engine time
9,882 hours
Part
Terminal
Condition
Broken
Location
C/B Panel
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON LANDING, ACFT PITCHED UP AND DOWN WITH NO PILOT CONTROL MOVEMENT AND CSAS PITCH LIGHT CAME ON. TROUBLESHOOTING AND INSP FOUND WIRE TERMINAL AT TB811 BROKEN. TB 811 PROVIDES AC GROUND FOR 3 AXIS P/R CSAS. WIRE BREAK WAS SUCH THAT INTERMITTENT CONTACT COULD OCCUR. UNCOMMANDED PITCH WAS DUPLICATED AND WOULD STOP WHEN WIRE CONTACT WAS MADE.