Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
227
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Rt Spoiler
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE TO LGA, THE CAPT REPORTED THE ROLL SPOILER LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A STIFFNESS IN THE ROLL CONTROLS. MX INSPECTED AND REPOSITIONED A HYD LINE AT THE RT INBD SPOILER ACTUATOR, CHECKED THE WIRING AT THE CLUTCH MECH, AND HAD THE CREW PERFORM A TEST FLIGHT WHICH PROVED SATISFACTORY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PROBLEM RETURNED INTERMITTENT, AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE WIRES TO THE CLUTCH MECH WERE FOUND SHORTED. MX REPAIRED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE SYSTEM. TEST FLIGHT PROVED SATISFACTORY. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)