Service difficulty report · Bearing · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 30, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
63,136 hours
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Bearing
Part number
MS2764221
Condition
Seized
Location
Lt Ailerons
Part time
64,455 hours
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) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AILERON CONTROL HAD AN ODD FEELING IN FLIGHT, SOMEWHAT STIFF AND HEAVY. UPON AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CARRIED OUT A FULL OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE ROLL CONTROL SYSTEM I.A.W DH8 AMM 27-10-00-06 WHICH INCLUDED CHECKING THE FORCE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE CONTROL COLUMN/WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, CABLE TENSIONS ETC. DURING THE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AILERONS, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LH AILERON QUADRANT WAS ROUGH AND STIFF. THE BEARINGS ON THIS QUADRANT INPUT PULLEYS FOUND SEIZED. THE LH AILERON QUADRANT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AS AN UNIT. CABLE TENSIONS ADJUSTED I.A.W DH8 AMM 27-00-00 AND AILERON SYSTEM RIGGED I.A.W DH8 AMM CHAP 27-12-00. (TC# 20190802005)