Service difficulty report · Contactor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 18, 2016
Submitted
January 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49438
Aircraft time
55,302 hours, 42,183 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
5915800513
Part serial
0226
Condition
Defective
Location
Trim System
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

THE PRIMARY TRIM NOT WORKING ON CLIMB OUT & LEVEL OFF FOR 10 MINUTES. TROUBLE SHOT SYS & FOUND LONGITUDINAL TRIM & OVERRIDE CONTROL UNIT BINDING AT LINKAGE WHEN PUSHING SUIT CASE RT HANDLE FWD OR AFT, PART ON ORDER. R & R PRIMARY LONGITUDINAL TRIM CONTACTORS & OVERRIDE & SHUTOFF CONTROL IAW AMM 27-40-04 UP TO STEP 4 B 9. OPERATIONS CHECK STILL REQUIRED. PERFORMED TEST OF TRIM INDICATING & SHUTOFF CONTROLS IAW 27-40-00-5-0 PG 15. SYS TESTED GOOD.

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