Service difficulty report · Bearing · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 15, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
48,226 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Bearing
Part number
MS2764816
Condition
Corroded
Location
Elevator Hinge
Stage of operation
CR
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

CONTROLS FOR ELEV AND AILERON STIFFER THAN REST OF FLEET, SAME FROM EITHER CONTROL COLUMN. AILERON STIFF, MOVED TO DEFECT 920351 TO SPLIT SNAGS RECTIFICATION, PULLED PITCH AND ROLL DISCONNECT. FOUND PILOTS CONTROL COLUMN TO BE STIFF IN BOTH PITCH AND ROLL. ELEVATOR TO BE MAKING STRANGE NOISES WHEN MOVED BY HAND. LT ELEVATOR REMOVED IAW AMM 27-32-11, P 201, ITEMS 1-18. LT ELEVATOR ATTACHMENT BRGS (P/N-MS27648-16). R & R BEARINGS, PULL TESTED AND SEALED IAW AMM 20-19-02. LT ELEVATOR INSTALLED IAW 27-32-11 SECTION `B` AND FUNCTION CHECK COMPLETED. LT ELEVATOR INSTALLATION COMPLETED, FOUND SERVICEABLE.