Service difficulty report · Stud · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
October 18, 2015
Submitted
October 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Aircraft serial
510
Aircraft time
34,904 hours, 47,181 cycles
Part
Stud
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt Aileron Tab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE AUTOPILOT WAS OFF, VERY BUFFET IN THE CONTROL COLUMN APPEAR TO BE WORSE AT HIGH SPEEDS, BUFFET WENT AWAY WITH AUTOPILOT ON. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS, INSPECTED UNDER FLOOR CONTROLS, PILOTS YOKE & COPILOTS YOKE. FOUND LT AILERON SPRING TAB STUD BETWEEN TWO SPRINGS WORN & LOOSE.