Service difficulty report · Relay · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
January 4, 2026
Submitted
January 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307TS
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
1413
Aircraft time
4,138 hours, 5,065 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Engine time
3,902 hours, 3,350 cycles
Part
Relay
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

PRE-TAKEOFF, TAXI, & TAKEOFF NORMAL. AFTER LIFTING & CLIMBING, AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN TURNED ON. CONTINUED FLT. DURING CLIMB, DISPLAY 2 STARTED PULSING ON & OFF ABOUT A 2 SEC REP RATE. APPROACHING TARGET ALTITUDE, RUDDER TRIM OUT OF ALIGNMENT, RUDDER TRIM SHOWED NORMAL RANGE ON MFD 3, CLINICIAN ASSISTED PERFORMING QRH TRIM RUNAWAY. 2 BLUE CAS MESSAGES: AUTOPILOT INOP & YAW DAMPER INOP, CHOSE RED TRIM RUNAWAY WARNINGS. UNABLE TO ESTABLISH WHY OUT OF TRIM, & PUSHER ACTIVATED & STALL WARNINGS APPEARED ON PFD, DECLARED EMERGENCY. SUCCESSFUL LANDING. ORIGINAL WAS KAAO, DIVERSION WAS KICT. REMOVED, CLEANED AND RESEATED RELAYS.