Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
June 16, 2000
Submitted
June 20, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
016
Aircraft time
28,896 hours, 31,162 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
85740005
Part serial
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aileron Tab
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.

What was found

FLIGHT 3676, LGA-BWI - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CONTROLLER ISSUED A RIGHT TURN. THE CAPTAIN BEGAN THE TURN BUT IT TOOK THE FORCE OF BOTH THE CAPTAIN AND THE F/O TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, CABIN WAS PREPPED, AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE FIELD, LANDING WITHOUTINCIDENT. NORMAL DEPLANING PROCEDURES WERE USED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, FOUND THE LEFT AILERON SPRING TAB ATTACH FITTING CRACKED CAUSING RESISTANCE. THE LEFT AILERON SPRING TAB WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.