Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 14, 2011
Submitted
March 23, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N44AS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500047
Aircraft time
10,091 hours, 8,043 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Engine time
9,757 hours, 7,745 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
556545098
Part serial
C093154
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMB OUT, PILOT REPORTED ELEVATOR TRIM JAMMED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. PILOT RETURNED ACFT BACK TO DEPARTURE AND DIFFERENT ACFT DEPARTED. MX INSPECTED ACFT AND FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR WORN AND CHAIN ON ACTUATOR VERY LOOSE AND BINDING WHENEVER TRIM UP WAS SELECTED. CHAIN WOULD RELEASE WHEN DOWN WAS SELECTED AND LOCK UP AGAIN WHEN UP WAS AGAIN SELECTED. MX REPLACED ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR AND PERFOMED ALL OPS CHECKS-ALL CHECKED NORMAL AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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