What was found
DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO A UNCOMMANDED AILERON TRIM RUNAWAY. MAINTENANCE IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. 7/17 MAINTENANCE REPLACED ACTUATOR AND POTENTIOMETER (P/N 1423-100-0).
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2004
- Submitted
- October 5, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N455YV
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8202
- Aircraft serial
- 455
- Aircraft time
- 18,688 hours, 16,657 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2711 · Aileron Tab Control System
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- LA11A2118
- Part serial
- P77301
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Aileron Trim
- Part time
- 371 hours, 358 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.