Service difficulty report · Trim System · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
March 4, 2008
Submitted
March 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163DJ
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
000081
Aircraft time
44 hours, 48 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE HAND FLYING, AILERON TRIM DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK TO THE RIGHT EVEN WITH FULL DEFLECTION. OK TO THE LEFT. TRIM INDICATION MOVES OK. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION, PERFORMED AILERON TRIM FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW EA500 AMM 27-00-00 SUB TASK 27-00-00-071. ALL CHECKS GOOD. PERFORMED AILERON FRICTION CHECK IAW ECLIPSE TSR NR 27-030308G REV A DATED 03-03-08 ALL CHECKS GOOD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION, REFERENCE LOGBOOK PAGE 1762, ITEM 2. EVALUATION FLIGHT UNSATISFACTORY, LOGBOOK PAGE 1762, ITEM 3. REQUIRES RWD AILERON TRIM AT HIGH AIRSPEEDS 250 KTS - 101 PERCENT RWD, 220 KTS - 84 PERCENT RWD, 200 KTS - 47 PERCENT RWD, 180 KTS AND BELOW, NO AILERON TRIM REQUIRED. REFERENCE DAYJET WORK ORDER 1540, NR-00001,2,3. COMPLIED WITH ECLIPSE TSR 27-030508G REV C. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED AILERON FRICTION TEST, AILERON TENSION TEST AS PRESENTED IN SEC 12.3 PAGE 35 OF FLIGHT CONTROL RIGGING SPEC 27-109841 REV 5. PERFORMED MEASUREMENT OF AILERON SKIN CONTOUR EAC AERO AE20 07-500-015.