Service difficulty report · Elevator · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
May 26, 2002
Submitted
May 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N356PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
502
Aircraft time
10,667 hours, 15,037 cycles
Part
Elevator
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Tail
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

SEA - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WHEN ON TAKEOFF IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT ROTATE NORMALLY AND TAKES ALMOST FULL DEFLECTION BEFORE THE NOSE COMES OFF THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND RERIGGED THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES; CHECKED CABLE TENSION ON PILOTS ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES; RIGGED THE RIGHT ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE; CHECKED RIG OF LEFT ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE; ADJUSTED RIGGING ON ELEVATOR TRIM CABLES; RIGGED LEFT ELEVATOR SPRING TAB STOPS AND BOTH TABS, AND REPLACED LOOSE RIVETS AT BASE OF YOKE. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND CHECKED GOOD. CHECK FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.