Service difficulty report · Capstan · Lear 24E

Difficulty date
April 10, 2010
Submitted
April 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330TW
Make and model
Lear 24E
Aircraft serial
24330
Aircraft time
13,926 hours, 12,443 cycles
Part
Capstan
Part number
9928902
Part serial
017604AA
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Elevator
Part time
13,926 hours, 12,443 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

ON FINAL AT 100' AGL PILOT REPORTS ELEVATOR CONTROL JAMMED. AT 25' AGL THE CREW REPORTED A LOUD POP AND THE ELEVATOR FUNCTION RETURNED TO NORMAL. UPON INVESTIGATING REPORT OF A LOCKED ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM, MX INSPECTED THE ENTIRE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. DURING CAPSTAN CHECK DISCOVERED THAT ELEVATOR CAPSTAN WAS FULL OF WATER. SUSPECT THE WATER FROZE AT ALTITUDE LOCKING THE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. MX ALSO REPORTS THAT THERE IS NO DRAIN HOLE ON THIS CAPSTAN TO EVACUATE ANY CONDENSATION OR WATER ACCUMULATION FROM INSIDE CAPSTAN. MX R & R CAPSTAN & PERFORMED RIGGING/TEST PROCEDURES PER THE LEAR 24E MM. FINDINGS COMMUNICATED TO MANUFACTURER TECHNICAL SUPPORT.

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