SDR 98ZZZX4004

Service difficulty report · Splines · Braero BAE125800A

Difficulty date
September 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N204JC
Make and model
Braero BAE125800A
Aircraft serial
258175
Part
Splines
Condition
Corroded
Location
Elevator Tab
Part time
3,437 hours
Component
258CT29116A
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT SYSTEM WOULD SWITCH FROM LAFCS TO RAFCS WHEN ACFT APPROACHED SPEEDS WITHIN 15 KNOTS OF REDLINE. AT ALL TIMES THE FAULT CODES PULLED UP BY THE TECH WOULD SHOW EXCESSIVE FRICTION IN THE ELEV TRIM SYS. EXTENSIVE T/S SHOWED NO PROBLEM WITH THE STATIC FRICTION IN CABLE RUNS. TRIM SERVOS CHANGED OUT. CABLE TENSIONS CHECKED AND ADJUSTED. ELEV TRIM JACKS DISASSEMBLED PARTIALLY TO CHECK FOR BURRS AND WARPAGE ON THE SCREWJACK. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. DURING MM INSPECTION, JACKS WERE DISASSEMBLED AND DRIVE SPLINES INSPECTED. PITTING CORROSION FOUND ON BOTH LT AND RT JACK SPLINES. BOTH JACKS REPLACED WITH NEW. ACFT HAS FLOWN FOR OVER 50 HRS WITH NO PROBLEM.