Service difficulty report · Trim Warning · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
August 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3048
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Trim Warning
Condition
Activated
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE, FOLLOWING A TAKEOFF CONFIG FAIL WARNING MESSAGE. THE CREW SUSPECTED THAT AN UNCOMMANDED ELEVATOR TRIM CHANGE CAUSED THE EVENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM. ALSO A HIGH SPEED TAXI CHECK WAS COMPLETED. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-32-00, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.