Service difficulty report · Crank Assy · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
January 11, 2005
Submitted
January 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AV
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45969
Aircraft time
88,714 hours, 29,320 cycles
Part
Crank Assy
Part number
4710541
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevator Tab
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT CONDITION CHECK ON THE ELEVATOR CHECK EPI WILL NOT SATISFACTORY RESPOND TO ELEVATOR INPUTS. RETURN TO BLOCK. ON PARKING CHECK UNABLE TO SET GUST LOCK ON. FOUND RT ELEVATOR GEARED TAB INBOARD DRIVE MECHANISM CRANK ASSEMBLY BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUBJECT CRANK ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 27-30-3 AND OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW MM 27-30-3, FOUND SATISFACTORY. INSPECTED GUST LOCK SYSTEM, NO DEFECTS NOTICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC-8 MM 27-70-0.

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