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CE560 captain reported the elevator trim was malfunctioning after maintenance had completed work on the throttle quadrant.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1442282 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation V/Ultra/Encore (C560) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Elevator Trim System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
On preflight in ZZZ; during cockpit checks it was discovered that the elevator trim would not move back (up). It moved forward but did not roll back with electric or manual. It was jammed. The tab would not show any movement also when trim wheel being moved. It felt as if trim wheel was slipping. Maintenance had just replaced the throttle quadrant cover and obviously had altered the trim. He obviously failed to check the trim after finishing. The trim tab was in the takeoff position and this could have been missed and would have caused a disaster on takeoff being jammed. Also 2 tools were left in 2 different places of the airplane. One was left under rudder pedals of right seat.suggest subcontracted maintenance should be held more responsible when performing maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CE560 Captain reported the elevator trim was malfunctioning after maintenance had completed work on the throttle quadrant.
Narrative: On preflight in ZZZ; during cockpit checks it was discovered that the elevator trim would not move back (up). It moved forward but did not roll back with electric or manual. It was jammed. The tab would not show any movement also when trim wheel being moved. It felt as if trim wheel was slipping. Maintenance had just replaced the throttle quadrant cover and obviously had altered the trim. He obviously failed to check the trim after finishing. The trim tab was in the takeoff position and this could have been missed and would have caused a disaster on takeoff being jammed. Also 2 tools were left in 2 different places of the airplane. One was left under rudder pedals of right seat.Suggest subcontracted maintenance should be held more responsible when performing maintenance.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.