Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 2, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
40,574 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Part number
2334003001
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Rudder
Part time
41,801 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLT CREW REPORTED RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR SHOWS 40% RT DEFLECTION TO CENTRE BALL ON HSI. MX REPLACED THE RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR AND CHECKED SYSTEM SERVICEABLE. ON THE NEXT FLIGHT THE CREW REPORTED NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE AND THAT IT APPEARED THEY WERE CROSS CONTROLLING THE ACFT WITH THE TRIMS. MX DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE NR 1 AND 2 SYSTEM RUDDER ACTUATORS WERE INTERNALLY BYPASSING FLUID. MX WAS ABLE TO MOVE RUDDER BY HAND EVEN WITH FULL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE. BOTH RUDDER ACTUATORS PN 233400-3001, SN 0575 (NR 1), SN 0580 (NR 2), IPC 27-20-00 FIG 5, ITEM 618 WERE REPLACED AND OPS, FUNCTIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS COMPLETED. RUDDER CABLES TENSIONED. ACFT TEST FLOWN SATISFACTORILY AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTE:MX TASK 2720/2 OPS CHECK OF RUDDER PRESSURE REGULATOR SHUTOFF/BYPASS FUNCTIONS, AND RUDDER ACTUATORS BYPASS/ISOLATE FUNCTION LAST COMPLETED FEBRUARY 5, 2008 AT 40559.41 AFTT.