Citation 560 pilot has control flutter during climb; declared emergency and returns for landing.

Attributes
ACN	700868
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Citation V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	700868
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On departure; at approximately 2000-3000 ft passing through 170 KIAS experienced divergent flutter. Decreased speed 150 KIAS; the flutter went away. Declared emergency; returned to airport; landed uneventfully. Discovered the port side trim disconnected from control arm recently out of maintenance at FBO. They took full responsibility. Aircraft deplaned; maintenance facility repaired and returned to service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CITATION 560 PLT HAS CTL FLUTTER DURING CLB; DECLARED EMER AND RETURNS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: ON DEP; AT APPROX 2000-3000 FT PASSING THROUGH 170 KIAS EXPERIENCED DIVERGENT FLUTTER. DECREASED SPD 150 KIAS; THE FLUTTER WENT AWAY. DECLARED EMER; RETURNED TO ARPT; LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. DISCOVERED THE PORT SIDE TRIM DISCONNECTED FROM CTL ARM RECENTLY OUT OF MAINT AT FBO. THEY TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY. ACFT DEPLANED; MAINT FACILITY REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SVC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.