SDR Y2PA96065

Service difficulty report · Trim Control Box · Amd FALCON20C5

Difficulty date
August 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AA
Make and model
Amd FALCON20C5
Aircraft serial
67
Part
Trim Control Box
Part number
13150
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Compt
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MCI - FLT 18713 - AILERON TRIM RAN AWAY FULL LEFT AND CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER EMERGENCY/ABNORMAL CHECK LIST FOLLOWED BY CREW. APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL, AIRCRAFT WAS CONTROLLABLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE TRIM SYSTEM WAS ACTUATED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT REPEAT OF THE FAILURE IN THE TRIM SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRIM CONTROL BOX, AS A PRECAUTION, AND PERFORMED COMPLETE OPS CHECK IAW FALCON MM 27-10-00. OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)