Service difficulty report · Spring · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
November 17, 2004
Submitted
November 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N367PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
511
Aircraft time
8,328 hours, 9,282 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Elevator
Part time
8,328 hours, 9,282 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

SEA - FLIGHT 2019 - ON ROTATION, THE ELEVATOR BACK PRESSURE WAS EXCESSIVELY HEAVY. ALL OTHER CONTROLS WERE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT RE-RIGGED THE RIGHT ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATOR SPRING TABS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.