SDR AT0200005

Service difficulty report · Nut · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
February 4, 2002
Submitted
February 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N849AT
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47484
Part
Nut
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ROTATED WITHOUT MUCH ELEVATOR INPUT. ON CLIMBOUT CREW FELT VIBRATION IN YOKE. AILERON TRIM OF 2.5 DEGREES LEFT AND 1 DEGREE LEFT, RUDDER WAS IMPUTED THROUGH LANDING. LANDING STABILIZATION TRIM WAS 2 DEGREES NOSE UP. FOUND RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR JAMMED IN UP POSITION DUE TO ELEVATOR HYDRAULIC BOOST CYLINDER ATTACH ROD NUT BACKED OFF AND ROD END JAMMED ELEVATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED ROD END RETAINER, NUT AND COTTER PIN. PERFORMED ELEVATOR POWER ON CHECK.

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