Service difficulty report · Servo · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 13, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
56,632 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Servo
Part number
7002260723
Condition
Stuck
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ROLL CONTROL SERVO STUCK IN, ON POSITION, IN-FLIGHT. THIS MADE ROLL CONTROL DIFFICULT. MAINTENANCE ACTIONS: AILERON SERVO DISABLED. CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED. STANDBY ELEVATOR TRIM SYS, CONFIRMED OPERATIVE. BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WAS CONFIRMED OPERATIVE THE FOLLOWING ACTION IS CARRIED OUT. THE AILERON SERVO WAS REPLACED, AND WILL BE SENT OUT FOR INSPECTION/TEST TO CONFIRM IF IT WAS THE AILERON SERVO THAT FAILED.