Service difficulty report · Spring · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
January 3, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
31,642 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Spring
Part number
82760050005
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rudder
Part time
33,343 hours, 42,584 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT VIBRATION REPORTED WHEN LEVEL AT 12,000 FT. SHAKING STOPPED AT POWER SETTING LESS THAN 40 PERCENT AND SPEED BELOW 150KTS. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED ON ARRIVAL AND NOFAULTS FOUND. AIRCRAFT RELEASED SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT, VIBRATION STILL PRESENT. RUDDER ACTUATORS, BEARINGS AND LINKAGE INSPECTED, NO FAULTS FOU ND. WHEN RUN ON EITHER NR 1 OR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RUDDER HAD 4 PERCENT SPLIT. SPRING STRUTS ADJUSTED AS PER MM27-20-00. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR TEST FLIGHT, TEST FLIGHTSTISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.