Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
January 30, 2004
Submitted
February 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8974U
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46110
Aircraft time
54,127 hours, 16,422 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Loose
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT FOUND ELEVATOR STARBOARD SIDE UP SLIGHTLY AND PORT SIDE SLIGHTLY DOWN, SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN TRAVEL BETWEEN PORT AND STARBOARD SIDE ELEVATORS. FOUND LOOSE ATTACHMENT AT PORT SIDE ELEVATOR ATTACHMENT TO TORQUE TUBE. PERFORMED ELEVATOR INSPECTION / CHECK IAW MM 27-30-1, FOUND NORMAL; ALSO PERFORMED INSPECTION / CHECK AT BOTH ELEVATOR CHAMBERS IAW MM 27-30-5, FOUND NORMAL; NO LEAKS NOTED. REPLACED BOLTS AT LT INBOARD ELEVATOR HINGE AND INSPECTED AREA; NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED; TORQUED IAW MM 27-30-1 PAGE 405. OPERATIONAL CHECK FOUND NORMAL IAW MM 27-30-1.

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