SDR GTIA011015

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 15, 2001
Submitted
January 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816NK
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49140
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACY - NOT ENOUGH ELEVATOR AUTHORITY TO PROPERLY ROTATE AIRCRAFT AT COMPUTED CG243 AND TRIM 3.2 ANV AT 121524.3 LBS TOW. IN CRUISE AT FL330, 115,900 LBS MACH .76 IAS 270 TRIM INDICATED 4.9 ANU NO TRIM IN MOTION ANNUNCIATION OBSERVED DURING FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING TRIM WOULD NOT INDICATE FORWARD OF 2.8. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR CABLE 130B DUE TO BEING BROKEN IAW 27-40-00. (M)

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