Service difficulty report · Roller · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 7, 2009
Submitted
January 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
132
Aircraft time
51,808 hours, 57,292 cycles
Part
Roller
Part number
FL4C62
Condition
Damaged
Location
Spoiler
Part time
51,808 hours, 57,292 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AILERONS BECAME VERY STIFF AND HARD TO MOVE. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND A FERRY PERMIT ISSUED TO RELOCATE TO A MX BASE WITH MORE EXTENSIVE FACILITIES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE SPOILER CABLE GUIDE ROLLERS LOCATED ABOVE THE BAG BAY DOOR BEHIND THE LT WING WERE FOUND TO BE GRINDING. THE ROLLERS WERE THEN CHANGED. AN EVALUATION FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORILY PERFORMED AND THE ACFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.