Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 28, 2003
Submitted
August 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
227
Aircraft time
32,205 hours, 36,292 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORT THAT ELEV TRIM APPEARS TO BE OUT OF RIG. MAINT CHECKED RIGGING OF ELEV TRIM AND SPRING TAB SYSTEM IAW MM. ALL TENSIONS AND REQUIRMENTS WERE WITHIN LIMITS. ELEV JACKSCREW ACT WERE LUBED. TEST FLT WAS OK. AC WAS RETNED TO SERVICE. FLT NR 3736. CREW REPORTED THAT AC APPEARS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF TRIM OR ELEV PROBLEM, AS AC OVERROTATES ON TAKEOFF WITH TRIM SET IN NORMAL POSITION. AT 1600 FEET WILL NOT GO ABOVE 181 KTS WITH NORMAL CRUISE POWER SET. TEMP -1 DEG C. MAINT CHECKED TRAVELS ON ELEV, ELEV TRIM TAB, ELEV SPRING TABS. LT AND RT ELEV SPRING TABS WERE REPLACED AND ATTACH FITTINGS WERE LUB. SPRING TABS WERE RIGGED IAW MM. VISUAL AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. TEST FLT WAS OK. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.