Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
July 3, 2008
Submitted
July 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651PW
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500090
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Control Unit
Part number
99142871
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Pitch Trim
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

HORIZ PITCH TRIM CONTROL ADVISORY UNIT WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 27-40-01. AT PREFLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED TRIM INDICATION WAS NORMAL, THEN IT BEGAN INDICATING MOVEMENT WHILE TRIM SWITCHES WERE NOT ENGAGED. WITH TRIM INDICATION AT TAKEOFF THE PILOT PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF HORIZONTAL STAB POSITION AND CONFIRMED STAB POSITION WAS IN FULL DOWN WHILE INDICATOR SHOWED GREEN T/O MARK. FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED AND ANOTHER TRIM ADVISORY UNIT WAS ORDERED, UNIT WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY. UNIT WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED ON WO NR 1199756 DATED FEB 18, 2008 AND BOUGHT ON JULY 2, 2008 AND INSTALLED THAT SAME DATE. (K)

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