Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 5, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
56,124 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Part number
A44700009
Condition
Failed
Location
Spoiler
Part time
52,080 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT ROLLED TO THE RT, UNCOMMANDED ROLL. THE FLIGHT CREW WERE ABLE TO LEVEL THE ACFT AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. FROM THE FDR READOUT IT IS CLEAR THAT THE RT OTBD ROLL SPOILER DID NOT RETRACT ON TAKEOFF. THE SPOILER RETRACTED WHEN THE ACFT REACHED 140 KTS AS THE OTBD SPOILERS ARE NORMALLY DISABLED ABOVE 140 KTS. THE RT OTBD SPOILER ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR, PN A44700-009, SN 0788.