SDR 2001UIA008

Service difficulty report · Control Column · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
December 9, 2001
Submitted
September 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17913
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53537
Aircraft time
8,822 hours, 14,212 cycles
Part
Control Column
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

A MESSAGE"ELEVATOR SPLIT" DISPLAYED ON EOAP,DURING USE A/P CLIMB THOUGHT 16000FT.A/C AIR TURN BACK,PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT AND RIGHT CONTROL COLUMNS WERE DISCONNECTED.AFTER RECONNECTING THE DIVIDED TUBE AND INSPECTION OF THE CONTROL COLUMN AND ELEVATOR POSITION SENSORS, ALL OPERTION FUNCTION RETURNED TO NORMAL.

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