Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
August 20, 2011
Submitted
August 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0132
Aircraft time
4,090 hours, 3,001 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
63612153132
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
4,090 hours, 3,001 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE DESCENDING OUT OF FL430 YELLOW ELEVATOR MIS-TRIM INDICATION ON PFD. AUTO PILOT WAS MANUALLY DISCONNECTED AND CREW WAS UNABLE TO TRIM THE ACFT NOSE DOWN. CHECK LIST WAS FOLLOWED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX LUBED BOTH ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS. SYS OPERATED NORMAL AND ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR AN OCF. DURING OCF AT FL410 RECEIVED A YELLOW ELEVATOR MIS-TRIM INDICATION ON PFD AND AGAIN CREW WAS UNABLE TO DOWN TRIM THE ACFT. CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST DIVERTED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MX REMOVED BOTH ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS FOR INSPECTION. BOTH ACTUATORS HAD WATER CONTAMINATION. THE ACTUATORS WERE DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND LUBED. ELEVATOR TRIM GROUND OPS CHECK WAS NORMAL. ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR AN OCF. OCF WAS PERFORMED AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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