Service difficulty report · Control · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Part
Control
Condition
Locked
Location
Rudder
Component
Dhav
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AT V1 SPEED #1 ALTERNATOR FELL OFF LINE, AFTER ROTATION, SELECTED GEAR UP, DURING RETRACTION, RUDDER CONTROL LOCKED UP, (BOTH RUDDER AND PEDALS). AT 100 FEET, AIRSPEED 120 TO 130 KNOTS, EMERGENCY DECLARED AND GEAR SELECTED DOWN. DURING EXTENSION RUDDER CONTROL WAS RESTORED. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. WEATHER REPORTED AS LOW TEMP WITH RAIN DRIZZLE. OPERATOR PROVIDED TROUBLESHOOTING INFO BY MANUFACTURER. COMPLETE RUDDER SYSTEM FROM FRONT TO BACK OF AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED WITH NOTHING FOUND. MOISTURE MAY HAVE CAUSED FREEZING PROBLEMS. TO LOCK RUDDER SYSTEM AS REPORTED, RUDDER QUADRANT(S) AND/OR RUDDER PEDALS NEED TO BE JAMMED. EVEN WITH HYDRAULIC PROBLEM, RUDDER PEDALS WOULD STILL BE MOVEABLE.