Service difficulty report · Control Wheel · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 23, 2014
Submitted
December 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
053
Aircraft time
69,901 hours, 79,359 cycles
Part
Control Wheel
Part number
87610039001
Condition
Binding
Location
Trim
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, TRIMS WERE SET. TRIM WHEEL AND INDICATOR OPERATED NORMALLY, HOWEVER ACFT WAS FLYING TAIL HEAVY REGARDLESS OF TRIM SETTINGS. INSPECTED AND FOUND LT ELEVATOR TIM CONTROL WHEEL BINDING, GROOVES IN WHEEL ASSEMBLY TRACK AND INDICATOR PIN MISALIGNED. R & R CONTROL WHEEL AND REALIGNED INDICATOR PIN IAW MM 27-36-00. INSPECTED CABLES IN APU AREA. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS FOUND. CABLES MOVE FREELY.