What was found
PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PITCH TRIM WHEEL WAS OUT OF RIG WITH THE TRIM INDICATOR. INSPECTED TRIM WHEEL AND FOUND THAT IT WOULD NOT MOVE FULL TRAVEL. REMOVED TRIM WHEEL AND FOUND THE GROOVE FOR THE INDICATOR HAD A BROKEN OUT AREA.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2016
- Submitted
- January 28, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- YRJR826K
Signature Flight Support LLC - Aircraft
- N12L
- Make and model
- Cessna 560XL
- Aircraft serial
- 5605002
- Aircraft time
- 8,593 hours, 5,888 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
- Part
- Wheel
- Part number
- 55657563
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Elevator Trim
- Part time
- 8,593 hours, 5,888 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.