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A premier 1 captain reported pitch trim failure; which led to heading and altitude deviations for a short time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 802134 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 5200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Premier 1 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 5330 flight time type : 830 |
| ASRS Report | 801134 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Pitch trim failed with autoplt coupled. Had to transition from autoplt to manual trim. Tried to reset autoplt pitch trim to no avail. Hand flew approach to ZZZ without further difficulty. Trim difficulty caused altitude and heading variance for short period of time. Pitch trim is scheduled for repair at hawker beechcraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PREMIER 1 CAPT REPORTED PITCH TRIM FAILURE; WHICH LED TO HEADING AND ALT DEVIATIONS FOR A SHORT TIME.
Narrative: PITCH TRIM FAILED WITH AUTOPLT COUPLED. HAD TO TRANSITION FROM AUTOPLT TO MANUAL TRIM. TRIED TO RESET AUTOPLT PITCH TRIM TO NO AVAIL. HAND FLEW APCH TO ZZZ WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY. TRIM DIFFICULTY CAUSED ALT AND HDG VARIANCE FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PITCH TRIM IS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR AT HAWKER BEECHCRAFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.