Service difficulty report · Bearing · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
May 18, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft time
15,381 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Bearing
Part number
MS276414
Condition
Corroded
Location
Elevator Trim
Component
Trim Tab · Dhav
Component part number
82760126001
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING A FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HAD A SMALL VIBRATION IN THE CONTROL COLUMN WHEN THE AUTO PILOT WAS SELECTED "ON". CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN THE ELEV TRIM WAS MOVING THE VIBRATION DISAPPEARED. THE TECH FIRST CHECKED THE TENSION OF THE CABLES AND FOUND TENSIONS WERE OK. THAN THEY FOUND THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS LOOSE WHEN PHYSICALLY MOVING THE TAB, SO THEY CHECK THAT PORTION OF THE CONTROL AND THEY FOUND THAT THE BEARING WAS CORRODED AND WORN.