Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
February 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Part
Control Cable
Part number
82210010001
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Auto Pilot
Part time
1,864 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN)IN CRUISE,AT FL250,WITH AUTO PILOT ON, AIRCRAFT OSCILLATING ABOUT LATERAL AXIS,APPROX. 60 TO 80 FEET.INSPECTION FOUND NO TENSION ON THE AUTOPILOT SERVO CABLE WHICH SHOULD BE 15 TO 20 LBS.LH ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE TENSION WITH SERVO DISCONNECTED WAS FOUND TO BE 35 LBS & SHOULD BE 70,PLUS OR MINUS 7 LBS.SERVO CONTROL RH CABUCKLE ATTACH TO ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE, INCORRECTLY INSTALLED.CABUCKLE YOKE WAS FITTED TO ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE 180 DEGREES OUT CAUSING SERVO CABLE TO BE INTERTWINED WITH ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE.LH ELEVATOR & RH CABLE TURNBUCKLE INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED.FORWARD CABLE ATTACH TO TURNBUCKLE & AFT CABLE ATTACH TO TURNBUCKLE WERE STILL IN SAFETY BUT MISALIGNED CAUSING TWISTING OF THE AFT CABLE.AIRC