Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 8, 2011
Submitted
April 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N547CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605542
Aircraft time
5,445 hours, 3,946 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
66600031
Condition
Failed
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
5,445 hours, 3,946 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, APPROACHING FL230, THE PITCH TRIM ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON. THE AUTO PILOT WAS MANUALLY DISCONNECTED AND THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY PITCHED UP WHICH WAS CONTROLLED WITH ABNORMAL CONTROL COLUMN PRESSURE. USE OF ELECTRIC OR MANUAL ELEVATOR TRIM WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE ACFT PITCH TRIM WAS CONTROLLED BY REDUCING AIRSPEED TO ABOUT 215-220 KNOTS INDICATED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. LONG RUNWAY FINAL WAS REQUESTED AND THE ACFT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX TROUBLESHOT THE SYS TO A FAILED ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE ASSY. TRIM CABLE ASSY WAS REPLACED, SYS RIGGED, TRAVEL AND TENSION CHECKS WERE GOOD. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED DURING THE INSP. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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