Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 9, 2001
Submitted
February 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
069
Aircraft time
37,700 hours, 43,385 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Aileron Control
Stage of operation
CR
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

UPON RELEASE OF AUTO PILOT, NOTED ROLL CONTROL VERY STIFF, SEEMS TO REDUCE WITH REDUCTION IN AIR SPEED. INSPECTED AILERONS AND ROLL SPOILERS, FOUND AILERON CONTROL CABLE TENSIONS OUT OF LIMITS. RE-TENSIONED CABLES. EVALUATION FLIGHT SATISFACTORY.