Service difficulty report · Rod · Dhav DHC2MKI

Difficulty date
July 8, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MKI
Aircraft time
31,832 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Part
Rod
Part number
KAC2T47A
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED HEARING A POP WHEN SETTING HIS ELEVATOR TRIM FOR CRUISE AND THEN CONTROL COLUMN VIBRATING. THE PILOT THEN CONTACT MAINTENANCE OF THE SITUATION THAT HE WAS FOUR MINUTES OUT AND THAT HE STILL HAD FULL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT . UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR TRIM ROD WAS BROKEN (P/N C2T47A) AT THE TUBE END (P/N C2T51) AND THAT THE ROD END (P/N HF3) WAS SEIZED WHICH CAUSED THE TUBE END TO BREAK. THE TRIM ROD ASSEMBLY WAS CHANGED AND THE REST OF THE FLEET`S TRIM RODS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE.