Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
June 11, 2011
Submitted
June 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AX
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48316
Aircraft time
53,767 hours, 14,402 cycles
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
AJH7337507
Part serial
DCA313
Condition
Sheared
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

A/P OUT OF TRIM LT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING FLT. STAYED ON FOR 30 SEC TO 3 MTS. NO PITCH TRIM CHANGE DURING ILLUMINATION. TURNED OFF AP & ACFT IN TRIM DURING DESCENT. ACFT DECENDED THROUGH SET ALT TURNED OFF AP & NOTICED ACFT WAS VERY OUT OF TRIM, INSPECTED STABILIZER SYS. INSPECTED LT & RT ACME SCREW ACTUATORS FOR DAMAGE OR WEAR, NONE NOTED. INSPECTED ACTUATORS, RODS CABLES AND CHAINS FOR DAMAGED OR WORN MATERIALS, NONE NOTED. FOUND HORZ STAB CHAIN DRIVE UNIT SHEAR PIN BROKEN. R & R CHAIN DRIVE UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW OMNI MM 27-44-05 OTHER REF'S USED 27-44-03, 27-43-01 AND 27-40-00. ACCOMPLISHED A/P OPS CHECK OF A/P NR 1 AND A/P NR 2 SYSTEMS IAW MM 22-10, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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