Service difficulty report · Switch · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 13, 2012
Submitted
December 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8933B
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7933
Aircraft time
19,209 hours, 17,028 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rudder Trim
Stage of operation
CR
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

SYR-DTW, DIVERTED TO BUF FOR RUDDER TRIM RUNAWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SWITCH WAS CONTAMINATED (APPEARED TO BE COFFEE ). CLEANED SWITCH AND RE-ADJUSTED THE KNOB TO WHERE IT IS NOT FLUSH ON THE PANEL MAKING IT GET STUCK, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE RUDDER TRIM, OPS CHECKS GOOD.