Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC933F

Difficulty date
September 20, 2012
Submitted
September 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327US
Make and model
Doug DC933F
Aircraft serial
47414
Aircraft time
53,475 hours, 53,592 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Stab Trim
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN-FLIGHT, ALL ELECTRIC TRIM FOR STABILIZER INOPERATIVE. PILOT & CO-PILOT YOKE TRIM, PRIMARY TRIM AND ALTERNATE TRIM. CREW REPORTED IN-FLIGHT ALL ELECTRIC TRIM FOR HORIZONTAL STAB INOPERATIVE. ON CLIMB CAPTAIN'S ELECTRIC YOKE TRIM SWITCH DID NOT WORK FOR STABILIZER. F/O CHECKED TRIM, DIDN'T WORK. CREW LEVELED OFF, SLOWED DOWN AND MADE A LT DOWNWIND FOR 26L. WHILE IN THE DOWNWIND CREW TRIED THE PRIMARY STABILIZER TRIM HANDLES AND ALTERNATE TRIM ON THE CENTER PEDESTAL. DID NOT WORK. TOWER NOTIFIED FIRE DEPARTMENT. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF PRIMARY & ALTERNATE TRIM IAW MM 27-40-1. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TEST FLOWN TO CHECK OPERATION OF STABILIZER TRIM IN FLIGHT. THE CREW REPORTED THE TEST FLIGHT AS SATISFACTORY AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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