Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
December 16, 2009
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Actuator
Part number
2334003001
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORT: "AFTER APPROX 20 MINS CRUISE AT 21000, ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS MILD UNCOMMANDED YAW INPUTS WERE NOTED (THE FIRST BEING THE MOST NOTICEABLE). THE AIRCRAFT WOULD YAW OUT TO ABOUT HALF OR 3/4`S OF A SKID BALL, AND STOP. THEN TRIMMED IT BACK AND IT WOULD STAY FOR SOME TIME AND THEN HAPPEN AGAIN." MAINTENANCE REPORT: 1. AUTOPILOT FFS CHECKED - NIL CODES. AUTOPILOT SYSTEM TESTED SERVICEABLE IN ALL MODES IAW AMM CH 22-10-00. 2. NR 2 RUDDER ACTUATOR REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE ACTUATOR IAW DHC-8 MM CH 27-20-36 "RUDDER PX REGULATOR AND RUDDER 150 SOL VLV ADJ/TEST C/O IAW 27-20-38-701-801 STEPS 1 THROUGH 38 NIL DEFECTS EVIDENT" 3. MAINTENANCE CHECK FLT C/O AS PER ATTACHMENT NIL UNCOMMANDED YAW INPUTS DURING CHECK FLT. AIRCRAFT SERVICEABLE TO CONTINUE. THE RUDDER ACTUATOR WAS SUSPECTED AS BEING FAULTY DUE TO AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE UNIT WHILE UNDER TEST, A CHECK FLIGHT WAS CARRIED OUT WITHOUT ANY FAULTS BEING FOUND.