Service difficulty report · Motor · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
March 10, 2011
Submitted
March 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
514
Aircraft time
27,732 hours, 38,393 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
LA11A2118
Part serial
P84308M
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Aileron Trim
Part time
21,617 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A LT WING DOWN AILERON TRIM TAB RUNAWAY. ACFT DID NOT RESPOND TO RT WING DOWN SELECTION. GROUND MX CREW FOUND A DEFECTIVE AILERON TRIM TAB ACTUATOR. PART WAS R & R OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND CHECKED SATISFACTORY. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR A TEST FLIGHT WHICH CHECKED SATISFACTORY. THE ACFT WAS THEN RELEASED TO FLIGHT STATUS.