SDR ABXA010446

Service difficulty report · Yoke · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date: August 18, 2001
Submitted: August 20, 2001
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N814AX
Make and model: Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial: 46041
Aircraft time: 86,051 hours, 26,556 cycles
System (JASC): 2701 · Control Column Section
Part: Yoke
Condition: Jammed
Location: Cockpit
Stage of operation: AP
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: F
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

ELEVATOR CONTROL YOKE JAMMED ON FINAL APPROACH. YOKE WOULD ONLY GO TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION ON THE ELEVATOR POSITION INDICATOR. VERIFIED ELEVATOR CONTROL COLUMN JAM IN NOSE DOWN POSITION. INSPECTION REVEALED ELEVATOR RIGGING FIXTURE LINK CONTACTED LOWER ELEVATOR CONTROL COLUMN RIGHT SIDE. FOUND RIGGING FIXTURE LINK RETRACT SPRING INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. REMOVED SPRING AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY TO ENSURE TENSION FOR LINK RETRACTION. ELEVATOR OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 AMM 27-30-00-0-0006.

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