SDR 070088

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 5, 2007
Submitted
April 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49998
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 479 FAR/LAS - THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT AT 250KIAS, AERODYNAMICALLY "CLEAN", THE 'ELEVATOR POWER ON' ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THERE WAS A "JOLT" TO THE AIRPLANE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LAS, THE FLIGHT CREW MADE NO MENTION OF ANY PROCEDURE PERFORMED, WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER REPORTED INCIDENT. LAS VEGAS MAINTENANCE REPORT AN ACCEPTABLE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE ELEVATOR POWER SYSTEM PER AMM27-30-07, AN ACCEPTABLE AUTO PILOT SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM22-01-05 AND AN ACCEPTABLE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM SYSTEM PER AMM 27-40-00. THE AIRPLANE HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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