Service difficulty report · Lever · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
October 5, 2017
Submitted
February 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53384
Aircraft time
61,043 hours, 33,281 cycles
Part
Lever
Condition
Binding
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT FLARE FOR LANDING, ELEV CONTROL MAN ILLUMINATED AND YOKE CONTROL OF ELEVATOR FELT FROZEN OR JAMMED. DID NOT FEEL MERELY UN BOOSTED AND HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR CONTROL DID NOT INDICATE OFF. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND LEFT SIDE LEVER ASSEMBLY BINDING. CAUSING MANUAL REVERSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEVER ASSEMBLY AND BEARINGS. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.

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