Service difficulty report · Attach Bracket · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 29, 2011
Submitted
September 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
299
Aircraft time
48,050 hours, 53,094 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Attach Bracket
Part number
82740147001
Condition
Broken
Location
Trim Tab
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

AT 80 KNOTS, CREW EXPERIENCED AILERON CONTROL ANOMOLIES. EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE USED TO CTR RT TURN POSITION. AFTER ABORT SITTING, STATIC CONTROLS FELL NORMAL. FOUND RT TAB ATTACH BRACKET BROKEN AND HANGING FROM TAB. INSPECTED ACFT IAW 05-50-61 AND FOUND RT TRIM TAB CONTROL ROD BRACKET BROKEN. R & R RT AILERON TRIM TAB, HARDWARE AND RIGGED IAW -8, MM 27-13-00 AND SRM MM 57-60-71.