Service difficulty report · Stop · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
April 17, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Stop
Part number
85520271003
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Elelvate
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF ELEVATOR TRAVEL OBSERVED DURING FLIGHT CONTROLS RANGE OF TRAVEL CHECKS.BOTH UPPER ELEVATOR STOP BUMPER ASSEMBLIES SPLIT. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURE. BUMPERS WERE REPLACED 264 CYCLES EARLIER.ELEVATOR STOP BUMPER ASSEMBLIES REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE AMM, AD/CF-2001-08 & AWLTR 2-20. ELEVATOR RIGGING CHECKED WITH NO PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED. INSPECTION PER IOD REDUCED.