Service difficulty report · Servo Tab · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
June 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Part
Servo Tab
Part number
C3TE134
Condition
Ripped
Location
Rt Elev Te
Component
Dhav · C3TE1106
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) SLIGHT FLUTTER ON FINAL STAGE OF CLIMB. SEVERE FLUTTER AFTER LEVEL OUT IN CRUISE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR SERVO TAB CONNECTING ROD ARM BORKEN OFF THE SERVO TAB. TAB WAS BENT AND BROKEN BUT STILL ATTACHED. TRAILING EDGE OF ELEVATOR SKIN LOOSE. CENTRE SPAR OF ELEVATOR BROKEN. SRVO TAB HAS SKIN SPLIT 7" FROM INBOARD END. SKIN ON TRAILING EDGE BENT UP 1 3/4", THEN STRAIGHT FOR 6", THEN TRAILING EDGE BENT DOWN FOR 2 7/16" AND THEN STRAIGHT UNTIL ACTUATING ATTACH POINT, WHERE ACTUATING ARM IS RIPPED OUT OF TAB. TAB APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BENT UP ON TRAILING EDGE.