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Pilot of an small transport atx aircraft deviated from assigned IFR cruise altitude due to a malfunctioning elevator trim.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 264890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199402 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hto |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 7500 msl single value : 7000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v139 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 264890 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Elevator trim froze or jammed. Required significant forward pressure to hold level flight. While diagnosing problem, attention was diverted and we deviated from assigned altitude by 500 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT ATX ACFT DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED IFR CRUISE ALT DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING ELEVATOR TRIM.
Narrative: ELEVATOR TRIM FROZE OR JAMMED. REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT FORWARD PRESSURE TO HOLD LEVEL FLT. WHILE DIAGNOSING PROB, ATTN WAS DIVERTED AND WE DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED ALT BY 500 FT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.