Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 2, 2011
Submitted
December 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576CS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605794
Aircraft time
2,893 hours, 2,168 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
66601611314
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Elevator Trim
Part time
2,893 hours, 2,168 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 DEPARTURE, JUST BEFORE LEVEL OFF AT FL410, PITCH TRIM MISCOMPARE ON PFD ILLUMINATED. IAW CHECKLIST THE AUTOPILOT WAS DISCONNECTED AND CREW HAD TO USE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CONTROL COLUMN FORWARD PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. FOUND PITCH TRIM WHEEL FROZEN IN FORWARD POSITION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT DIVERTED. UPON REACHING 8000 FT THE TRIM WHEEL RELEASED AND SYS RETURNED TO NORMAL. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX LUBRICATED THE ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS. FOUND WATER CONTAMINATION IN OLD GREASE. DURING OPS CHECK FOUND THE ELECTRIC TRIM ACTUATOR RESPONSE TIME OUT OF MM LIMITS. THE ELECTRIC TRIM ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. A SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECKED WAS PERFORMED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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