SDR EIAA9620

Service difficulty report · Rod End Nut · Doug DC933F

Difficulty date
June 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933F
Make and model
Doug DC933F
Aircraft serial
47191
Part
Rod End Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
DE
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

SEA - DURING DESCENT THROUGH 16,000 FEET, ELEVATOR CONTROL JAMMED UNTIL 15 LBS FORWARD FORCE APPLIED, THEN ABRUPTLY FREED. INSPECTED ELEVATOR SYSTEM IAW MM. NO FAULTS FOUND. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. CLOSED ALL PANELS ASSOCIATED WITH INSPECTION. ALL CHECKS GOOD. SUBMITTER STATES, THERE WAS A SUBSEQUENT DISCREPANCY REPORTED ON 6/29/96 ON LOG PAGE F33918 RELATING TO AUTO PILOT OSCILLATING PLUS/MINUS 100 FEET DURING CRUISE. INSPECTION OF THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM FOUND RIGHT ACTUATOR CYLINDER ROD END NUT LOOSE WHICH WAS TIGHTENED AND INSPECTED PER THEIR MM. SYSTEM WAS CHECKED PER THE MM AND FOUND OK (M)

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