SDR ABXA040200

Service difficulty report · Jackscrew · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
June 2, 2004
Submitted
June 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46113
Aircraft time
61,277 hours, 27,779 cycles
Part
Jackscrew
Part number
A074022
Part serial
ABXR068
Condition
Binding
Location
Stab
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO GUA, STABILIZER JAMMED, WOULD NOT MOVE BOTH ELECTRIC OR HYDRAULIC. INDICATOR AT 5.2 DEGREES. FOUND GEARBOX SPROCKET SHEAR PINS SHEARED AND RIGHT JACKSCREW BINDING. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR PINS IAW DC8 OVHL MM 27-10-1. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT LONGITUDINAL TRIM JACKSCREWS ASSEMBLIES IAW DC8 MM 27-41-01-2. ACCOMPLISHED ADJ/TEST IAW DC8 MM 27-40-00-5, PARTS 1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING 3B. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. LUBRICATED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT JACKSCREWS AFTER INSTALLATION IAW DC8 MM 12-82-01-3. CHECKED OIL LEVEL ON STAB TRIM GEARBOX. OIL LEVEL WAS WITHIN LIMITS IAW DC8 MM 27-41-05-21 AND 12-82-01-3.

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