Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
019
Part
Actuator
Part number
82760160
Condition
Frozen
Location
Elevator Trim
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT HIGHER ALTITUDES, THE MISS TRIM NOSE DOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE ADVISORY DISPLAY PANEL. COULD NOT MANUALLY MOVE THE ELEVATOR TRIM AND STANDBY ELEVATOR TRIM WAS INEFFECTIVE. DESCENDED TO TEMPS BELOW FREEZING AND TRIM OPERATED NORMALLY. INSPECTED ELEVATOR TRIM CIRCUIT PULLEYS AND CABLES. CHECKED OPERATION OF ELEVATOR SERVO. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATORS AND TENSION CABLES IAW WITH DHC-8 MM. TEST FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACTC: 16,483. (X)