Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 30, 2008
Submitted
July 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
156
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
49,134 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

WHEN AUTO PILOT SELECTED OFF F/O REPORTED POSSIBLE PITCH JAM, F/O REQUESTED HELP. CAPTAIN TOOK CONTROL, FELT NO JAM, NOTED ACFT FLEW NORMALLY. RIGGED ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES IAW DASH 8 MM 27-32-00. MEL 30MAY08 16:52 ABE B15119 22-1 AUTOPILOT DFRL 30MAY08 16:54 ABE. MX INSPECTED ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES AND AUTOPILOT SERVO IN APU HOLE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CYCLED ELEVATOR FULL TRAVEL SEVERAL TIMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN GMT ON ELEVATOR SERVO AND ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED A/P SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FAULTS. REF 8 M/M 2 2-10-01. TRANSCRIBED TO HA 300 30MAY 08 SEQ 2 FOR FURTHER ACTION 940 22-00 2659021 30MAY08 ABE CLOSE POSSIBLE PITCH JAM. MAINTENANCE ACTION COMPLETE SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY EVAL FLIGHT. 67360 00 RWM FACT 30MAY08 17:31 ABE EVAL FLIGHT SAT. (S)