Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
May 2, 2007
Submitted
May 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AX
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48318
Aircraft time
39,152 hours, 8,267 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650*
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
AJH7337507
Part serial
DCA418
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
2,422 hours, 474 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AT 10,000 MSL AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO 250 KTS, AP OUT OF TRIM LIGHT ILLUMINATED GREATER THAN 5 SECONDS. AUTOPILOT DECOUPLED AND AC PITCHED NOSE DOWN EXCESSIVELY. TRIM SWITCHES FROM BOTH CONTROL COLUMNS DID MOVE LONG TRIM HANDLES BUT STAB INDICATOR REMAINED FIXED AT ONE DEGREE NOSE UP SETTING. ALTERNATE TRIM SWITCHES ALSO MOVED HANDLES BUT INDICATOR SETTING REMAINED AT ONE. MANUAL MOVEMENT OF LONG TRIM HANDLES ALSO INEFFECTIVE. QRH PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IAW COM. UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT ATL. FULL UP ELEVATOR CONTROL REQUIRED DURING APPROACH AND FLARE. PERFORMED DRIVE CHAIN TENSION AND CHAIN WEAR IAW AMM 27-44. BOTH CHAINS ARE WITHIN AMM LIMITS. (R CLARK 11350 5-4-07). ACCOMPLISHED JACK SCREW MEASUREMENT CHECK IA

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