Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
October 18, 2004
Submitted
October 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46607
Aircraft time
69,213 hours, 27,871 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
2594366904
Part serial
4060588
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
J, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BEFORE TAKEOFF FLIGHT, CONTROL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. ROTATION FELT SLIGHTLY HEAVIER THAN NORMAL. DURING ACCELERATION AND CLEAN UP, ELEVATOR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. ACTED AS IF AUTOPILOT MIGHT BE ON, BUT NO CB'S POPPED. DUMPED 5000 LBS AND RETURNED TO MEM. PERFORMED ELEVATOR MOVEMENT TEST WITH NO NOTICEABLE STIFFNESS. FOUND FAULT BALLS ON ELF/FL PROGRAMMER FOR FL ACTUATOR FOR NR 2 PROGRAMMER. FOUND FAULT BALLS ON BOTH PITCH COMP FOR COMPUTER, ACTR A, AND ACTR B. PERFORMED BI TE CK ON BOTH CONTROLLERS BOTH PASSED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR LOAD FEEL DUPLEX ACT. IN REFERENCE TO DC-10-10 M/M 27-32-01-2, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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