Service difficulty report · Trim Actuators · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 17, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330PH
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3008
Part
Trim Actuators
Part number
8409
Condition
Malfunctioning
Location
Elevator
Component
Dorner
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PDX - AT FL 260 ON DESCENT, MESSAGE ELEVATOR MISTRIM NOSE ON. AFTER AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT THE ELEVATOR TRIM WOULD NOT FUNCTION, THE TRIM WAS STUCK. FLIGHT CREW SELECTED STANDBY TRIM, BUT TRIM DIDN'T FUNCTION WITH CONTINUED FORWARD PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT PATH. AT LOWER ALTITUDE WITH AIRSPEED BELOW 200 KTS TRIM SPEED FAST ACTIVATED AND TRIM BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY FROM LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO 210 KTS AND TRIM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, LEFT, RIGHT AND STANDBY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. LEFT AND RIGHT TRIM ACTUATORS REPLACED IAW MAINT MANUAL. TRIM SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD.