SDR ABXA020342

Service difficulty report · Elevator · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
November 26, 2002
Submitted
December 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47008
Aircraft time
57,000 hours, 58,912 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Elevator
Condition
Jammed
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ELEVATOR JAMMED, WOULD NOT PULL BACK WHILE PERFORMING CONTROL CHECK. INSPECTED ELEVATOR TABS, CONTROL VALVES, FOLLOW UP MECHANISMS, LOAD FEEL AND CENTERING SPRING, VISIBLE PORTIONS OF CABLE RUNS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT AND E/E COMPARTMENT. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CONTROL COLUMN FORCES AND FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE MOVEMENT CHECK, GOOD IAW MM.

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