Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
March 14, 2016
Submitted
March 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642PC
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Aircraft serial
642
Aircraft time
5,365 hours, 7,245 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
5,205 hours, 6,980 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Relay
Part number
9742001901
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rudder Trim
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE RUDDER TRIM TAB WASN’T OPERATING & STUCK IN FULL RT POSITION. UPON ARRIVING, PROCEEDED TO PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF RUDDER & TRIM SYS, NO VISUAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT THAT TIME. GAINED ACCESS TO THE RUDDER TRIM TAB RELAYS, SWAPPED THE LT & RT RELAYS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSE. FOUND THE RT RELAY WAS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED RT RUDDER TRIM TAB RELAY & INSTALLED NEW RELAY PN 974-20-01-901 IAW AMM 27-21-00, 27-20-00 & 27-00-00. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK & VISUAL INSPECTION FOR FUNCTION OF RUDDER TRIM TAB SYS. CHECKED OKAY. LOG BOOK ENTRY MADE & CONTACTED MX CONTROL & RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.