Service difficulty report · Control Quadrant · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
January 7, 2012
Submitted
January 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N882EA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
098
Aircraft time
50,072 hours, 70,496 cycles
Part
Control Quadrant
Condition
Dirty
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
CL
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

RETURNED TO ANC DUE TO VERY STIFF CONTROL YOKE MOVEMENT TO THE LEFT, OK UNTIL ABOUT 20 DEGREES PAST CENTER, ALSO SEEMS NORMAL ON GROUND, AIRSPEED OR CONFIGURATION DID NOT SEEM TO EFFECT IT. CLEANED AND LUBED L&R AILERON TERMINAL QUADRANTS, CHECKED RIG OF AILERON SPRING TABS-CHECKED GOOD. OPS CK OK ON GROUND.