Service difficulty report · Connector · Amd FALCONE

Difficulty date
December 11, 2014
Submitted
December 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AA
Make and model
Amd FALCONE
Aircraft serial
298
Aircraft time
20,854 hours, 16,536 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
MS3126F1210P
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH, AFTER AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED, COPILOT FLEW FROM APPROX 2000’ AGL TO SHORT FINAL USING WHAT FELT LIKE MORE AFTER PRESS THAN NORMAL, MAINTAINING CONTROLLABILITY & REMAINING ON APPROACH PROFILE & PROPER AIRSPEED. UPON LANDING AT 20’ AGL DURING THE LANDING FLAIR THE COPILOT STATED THAT THE YOKE HAD HIT THE AFT STOP. NORMAL LANDING OCCURRED. DURING AFTER LANDING CHECKLIST IT WAS OBSERVED THAT TRIM WAS IN FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION & COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO THE TAKEOFF POSITION USING NORMAL TRIM. EMER TRIM WORKED NORMALLY ALLOWING CREW TO MOVE THE TRIM TO THE NORMAL TAKEOFF POSITION. UPON REENGAGING THE NORMAL TRIM CB THE TRIM THE TRIM DROVE ITSELF TO THE FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION AGAIN. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND WIRE 1CF21E20 FROM 3?18 TO 3?21 SHORT BETWEEN TWO WIRES CAUSING THERE TO BE POWER AT 3?21 NO MATTER POSITION OF CAPTAIN TRIM SWITCH. REMOVED WIRE CF21E220 FROM 3?18. SHRINK WRAPPED & PROPERLY SECURED IT TO REMOVE POWER FROM 3?21. CHECK FOR FULL TRAVEL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON FIRST OFFICERS TRIM SWITCH & EMER TRIM SWITCH. BOTH CHECKED GOOD. ACFT FLOWN UNDER SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO KYIP FOR REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE AT KYIP VERIFIED AND FOUND CONNECTOR 106?A SHORTED BETWEEN B & C. R & R CONNECTOR 106. A FIXED & MOBILE SIDES IAW WD 27 30 1. PRIMARY TRIM OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW DA-20 MM 27-20-40 & JET TASK CARD N27-01. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.