Service difficulty report · Elevator System · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
December 20, 2009
Submitted
January 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
274
Aircraft time
37,420 hours, 43,549 cycles
Part
Elevator System
Condition
Stiff
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

ACFT FAILED TO ROTATE DUE TO EXCESSIVE ELEVATOR FORCE REQUIRED, ABORTED TAKEOFF. VISUALLY INSPECTED ACFT AND FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES. NO OBVIOUS OBSTRUCTIONS OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS NOTED. FLIGHT CONTROLS MOVE FREELY AT THIS TIME, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.