Service difficulty report · Stop · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
April 18, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Stop
Part number
85520271003
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Elevator
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.ONE UPPER ELEVATOR STOP BUMPER ASSEMBLY MISSING AND THE OTHER UPPER ELEVATOR STOP BUMPER ASSEMBLY SPLIT. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURE. BUMPERS WERE REPLACED 267 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.