At 0805 eastern time, the pilot of a Beech 1900D aborted takeoff of a positioning flight after maintenance due to a jammed elevator control. The two pilots were not injured and the airplane was not damaged. The maintenance performed on the aircraft required removal of the elevator trim wheel. The mechanic did not index the trim wheel before removal and reinstalled it so that when the wheel was positioned to neutral, the elevator trim was actually in a nose down position.
October 16, Albany, N.Y. / Beech 1900
At 0805 eastern time, the pilot of a Beech 1900D aborted takeoff of a positioning flight after maintenance due to a jammed elevator control. The two pilots were not injured and the airplane was not damaged. The maintenance performed on the aircraft required removal of the elevator trim wheel. The mechanic did not index the trim wheel before removal and reinstalled it so that when the wheel was positioned to neutral, the elevator trim was actually in a nose down position....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech 1900D pilot aborted takeoff due to a jammed elevator control discovered during a post-maintenance positioning flight, resulting in no injuries or aircraft damage.
- The cause was a maintenance error involving the elevator trim wheel, which had been removed and reinstalled.
- The mechanic failed to properly index the trim wheel during reinstallation, leading to a miscalibration where the "neutral" wheel position actually set the elevator trim to a nose-down position.
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