Service difficulty report · Horn · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
February 28, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft time
7,409 hours
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Part
Horn
Part number
001B552A1500002
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Elevator
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) ON FEB 28, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY COULD FEEL SOME RESTRICTION IN THE CONTROL COLUM FWD/AFT MOVEMENT. AFTER SEVERAL CYCLES THE ISSUE DISAPEARED. UPON ARRIVAL, THE MAINTENANCE CREW PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL AND VISUAL CHECK OF THE ELEVATOR SYS. THEY FOUND THE RT ELEVATOR HORN ELECTRIC DE-ICER WAS PARTIALLY DELAMINATED. THE RT HORN ASSY WAS REPLACED BY A SERVICEABLE UNIT. A DETAILLED VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED WHILE REMOVING THE DEICER BOOT AND THEY FOUND THAT THE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE OF THE HORN WAS DAMAGED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. ACTT 7515.2, ACTC 9332. A SIMILAR ISSUE WAS FOUND ON AUG 2012.