Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
September 11, 2004
Submitted
November 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135CS
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250520
Engine
Wilint FJ44
Part
Actuator
Condition
Frozen
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
824 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL370, CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM, BOTH ELECTRIC AND MANUAL WAS FROZEN. AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED AND AVIONICS CAUTION ILLUMINATED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS CLEARED TO DESCEND AND LAND. AC LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR TO BE FROZEN (ICE) FROM WATER INTRUSION. IT WAS DETERMINED THE WATER CAME FROM AIRCRAFT WASH THAT HAD BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. ACTURATOR WAS CLEANED, INSPECTED AND LUBRICATED. THE AC WAS THEN OPERATIONALLY CHECKED IN FLIGHT WITH NO REPEAT OCCURRENCE.

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