Service difficulty report · Servo · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 2, 2003
Submitted
April 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
227
Aircraft time
31,457 hours, 35,516 cycles
Part
Servo
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Aileron
Part time
19,955 hours, 21,911 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT HAD DEAD SPOT LT AILERON ROLL. PITCH TRIM STIFF & OVER RESPONSIVE TO UP. MX OP CHECKED ROLL SPOILERS & CHECKED RIGGING OF AILERON CABLE CIRCUIT. CABLE TENSION ADJ FROM CONTROL WHEEL TO SPLITTER QUADRANT. TRIM CABLES, TRAVELS & RIGGING CHECKED. AILERON TRAVELS CHECKED ALONG WITH OPS CHECK OF SPOILER CUTOUT AT 140 KTS. AILERON CONTROL CIRCUIT UNDER COCKPIT FLOOR CHECKED & VISUALLY INSPECTED. WINGS VISUALLY INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS. AILERONS & TRIMS VISUALLY INSPECTED. ACFT TEST FLT UNSATISFACTORY. ACFT ROLLS ABNORM LT PASSING THRU 10 DEG LT BANK. ACFT ROLLS RT NORM. MX CHECKED AILERON CABLE TENSION IN WINGS AND LT & RT AILERON BALANCE. REPLACED LT AILERON & SERVO. TEST FLT SATISFACTORY.