Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
February 13, 2000
Submitted
April 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N227SA
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft serial
517
Part
Gearbox
Part number
C6CF11743
Condition
Misrigged
Location
Vertical Stab
Part time
42,044 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF THAT AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND REQUIRED NEARLY FULL LEFT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAD REPAIRED RUDDER GEARED TAB GEARBOX PREVIOUS TO THIS FLIGHT. AFTER GEARBOX WAS COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED, REASSEMBLED, AND REINSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT TEST FLEW SUCCESSFULLY. APPARENTLY THE GEARBOX REPAIR AND/OR INSTALLATION WERE DONE INCORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. DHC6 MM DOES NOT CONTAIN PROCEDURES FOR INSTALLING THE GEARBOX, AND THE ADJUSTMENT/TEST PROCEDURES ARE MADE CONFUSING BY A NOTE THAT SPECIFIES THAT IF THE RUDDER GEARED TAB IS NEUTRAL WITH THE RUDDER NEUTRAL NO OTHER CHECKS ARE NECESSARY. THE MAINTENANCE PERSON INVOLVED IN THE O