Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8101

Difficulty date
September 7, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8101
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Part number
A44700009
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Spoiler
Part time
35,120 hours, 41,716 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE CARRYING OUT PRE FLIGHT FULL AND FREE MOVEMENT OF FLT CONTROL SURFACES THAT RT OUTBOARD ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR POSITION INDICATOR WAS NOT INDICATING MOVEMENT WHEN THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE MOVED. A/C RETURNED TO THE BAY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. PILOTS REPORTED THAT HYD FLUID WAS RUNNING THE RT SIDE OF THE #2 ENGINE NACELLE AND CONTACTED ENGINEERING'. ENGINEERING CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE DEFECT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RT OUTBOARD ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR WAS LEAKING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FLUID DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE HOUSING. ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND THE ACTUATOR END CAP ITEM 560 OF CMM 27-60-02 WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEPARATED THE HOUSING DUE TO A FAILURE.