Service difficulty report · Jackscrew · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
December 10, 2003
Submitted
December 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Aircraft serial
509
Aircraft time
11,725 hours, 12,804 cycles
Part
Jackscrew
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING DESCENT, ELEVATOR TRIM WOULD NOT GO NOSE DOWN. INSPECTED ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES AND LINKAGE UNDER FLIGHT DECK FLOOR AND APU BAY, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR JACKSCREWS AND CHAIN FOUND CONTAMINATED WITH WATER, CLEANED, LUBED. OPS CHECKED GOOD.