Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 3, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
42,649 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Worn
Location
Aileron Actuator
Part time
18,550 hours
Component
Actuator · Lucas
Component part number
AL00701
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER ROTATION, HEAVY LT AILERON INPUT NEEDED IN FLIGHT. AILERON TRIM WAS CENTERED BUT HAD NO EFFECT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT SAFELY WITH NO NEED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. MAINT TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND WIRE HARNESS ON AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR WORN WHERE WIRES ENTER BODY OF ACTUATOR CAUSING CIRCUIT BREAKER TO POP WHEN TRIM IMPUT WAS SELECTED. AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED SERVICEABLE. (TC NR 20071206007)