Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
February 29, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Control Cable
Part number
82700562059
Condition
Loose
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED RECEIVING A MIS-TRIM MESSAGE ON THE ID-802. THE AUTO-PILOT WAS THEN DISENGAGED & FLT CREW ATTEMPTED TO MOVE TRIM MANUALLY TO A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. A RESTRICTION TO THIS MOVEMENT WAS FELT IN THE TRIM CONTROL. AN EXTENDED ROUTE WAS REQUESTED FROM ATC & THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ELEVATOR MANUAL TRIM APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AFT OF THE RESTRICTION. (DETAIL: INCIDENT OCCURRED DESCENDING THROUGH 150, VMC, +5C REF: ASR44R/00/DH8ENGINEERS: COULD NOT REPRODUCE FAULT, BUT ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION TRIM CABLE TENSION DISCOVERED TO BE 0 LBS ONLY, CABLES THOROUGHLY INSPECTED, RE-TENSIONED. FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED & A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.