Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
July 25, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
48,662 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Wire
Part number
27113C22
Condition
Chafed
Location
Aileron Tab
Part time
50,113 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) REF: DEFECT-1125200 AFTER T/O IN CLIMB FELT STIFF ROLL CONTROL. DISCONNECT EXECUTED AND JAM DETERMINED TO BE ON RHS. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT (AILERON TRIM INDICATOR) (RESOLVED ON W/O: 393834 TASKCARD: NR-00001) FOUND AILERON TRIM INDICATOR TO BE ERRATIC AND LAGGING. AILERON AND SPOILER CONTROLS FUNCTIONED FOR SMOOTH AND COMPLETE TRAVEL, AILERONS AND AILERON AND SPOILER CABLE CIRCUITS VISUALLY INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS FOUND. AILERON AND RUDDER TRIM PANEL FROM AC 318 INSTALLED FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING, AILERON TRIM INDICATION REMAINED IRRATIC/LAGGING. ORIGINAL AILERON AND RUDDER TRIM PANEL REINSTALLED AW AMM 27-22-11. BASED ON MOC AND PILOT INFO, SUSPECT AILERON TRIM SET OUT OF NEUTRAL POSITION. MEL #27-1 APPLIED AGAINST AILERON TRIM INDICATOR POTENTIOMETER. WHILE REPLACEING POTENTIOMETER FOUND WIRING INTO AILERON AT FAULT. FOUND WIRE 2711-3C22 TO BE INTERMITTANT, NEW WIRE WAS SPLICED IN AS PER STANDARD PRACTICES, INSTALLED NEW AILERON TRIM POSTION TRANSMITER IAW AMM. NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND AT TIME OF INSPECTION. (TC# 20130801008)