Service difficulty report · Elevator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 26, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Elevator
Condition
Jammed
Location
Controls
Part time
18,457 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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) ON CLIMB, CREW NOTICED THE ELEVATOR CONTROLS WERE JAMMED. ELEVATOR DISCONNECT DID NOT WORK. ELEVATOR JAMMED ON BOTH SIDES. FULL NOSE DOWN TRIM NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 160 KNOTS. AT 14,000 FEET, CREW ABLE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED USING TRIM. ABOUT ONE MINUTE AFTER LANDING, THE ELEVATOR CONTROLS WERE BACK TO NORMAL. WEATHER WAS PLUS 1 CELSIUS WITH MELTING SNOW AND RAIN. NO DEICING HAD BEEN APPLIED. FOLLOW-UP SDR INDICATED COMPLETE ELEVATOR SYST CHECKED AND ELEV SYSTEM CONSIDERED FULLY OPERATIONAL. SOME ROUGH PAINT ON ELEV LEADING EDGE. PAINT SANDED TO SMOOTH SURFACE AND ALL COMPANY AIRCRAFT CHECKED FOR SAME THING. CONCLUSION IS THAT ICE FORMED ON ELEV. PART TC: