Service difficulty report · Servo · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
April 30, 2012
Submitted
May 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501BG
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10017
Aircraft time
23,763 hours, 17,504 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
6225027101
Part serial
YY3T
Condition
Faulty
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 9800 THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON APPROACH DISCONNECT PITCH CONTROLS JAMMED. ABLE TO OVERPOWER AND REGAIN DEGRADED PITCH CONTROL AT ALL ALT AND ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER FLIGHT INTO TEMP OF -42 SAT. CHECKED PITCH ON CLIMBOUT FROM CLT ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGECNY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ELEVATOR SERVO IAW EMB AMM 22-11-24. PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE ELEVATOR SERVO IAW EMB AMM TASK 22-11-24-710-810. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT IS RVSM-ELIGIBLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.