Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 7, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
55,582 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Gust Lock
Part number
82740029103
Condition
Defective
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER REMOVING THE CENTER WING GUST LOCK LEVER, HOUSING, DURING RECTIFICATION OF AN UNRELATED DEFECT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION AROUND THE PIVOT BORE BUSHINGS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MORE CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED BETWEEN THE BUSHINGS IN THE CENTER OF THE BORE. BOTH BUSHINGS WERE REMOVED, AND THE BORE WAS CLEANED UP, REVEALING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CORROSION, BOTH IN ITS DEPTH AND SURFACE AREA. THE PART HAS BEEN PROCESSED AS UNSERVICEABLE. A NEW GUST LOCK LEVER/HOUSING WILL BE INSTALLED.