Service difficulty report · Motor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 8, 2000
Submitted
October 9, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9420D
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49824
Aircraft time
31,519 hours, 21,781 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
95906
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Alternate Trim
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

DURING CLIMB AT 10,000 FT PRIMARY TRIM WAS INOPERATIVE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND ALTERNATE TRIM WAS INOPERATIVE NOSE DOWN. ALT TRIM OK IN NOSE UP. PERFORMED JAMMED STABILIZER APPROACH WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE PRIMARY TRIM ACTUATOR MOTOR. ALSO CLEANED AND ADJUSTED AND LUBED THE ALT TRIM ACT LEVERS AND SW ASSY. CHECK-C 11-19-00 STL.

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