Service difficulty report · Servo · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 13, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
35,842 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Servo
Part number
7002260723
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Auto Pilot
Part time
26,173 hours, 26,240 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
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

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A INTERMITTENT BINDING IN ROLL CONTROL ON APPROACH, ESPECIALLY TO THE RIGHT. MILD FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO OVERCOME, THE PILOT NOTED THAT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO SIMPLY BE HEAVY AERODYNAMIC LOADING. THE MAINTENANCE AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING POINTED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE SERVO AND REPLACED IT