Service difficulty report · Servo · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
February 11, 2008
Submitted
February 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
23,448 hours, 33,947 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
7002260723
Part serial
96125240
Condition
Jammed
Location
Ailerons
Part time
18,138 hours, 26,140 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

PDX - FLIGHT 2193 (OTH-PDX) ON APPROACH WITH THE AUTOPILOT ON, EXPERIENCED A UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO THE LEFT. AUTOPILOT WAS TURNED OFF AND THE WHEEL APPEARED TO BE JAMMED (NO MOVEMENT POSSIBLE). CONTROL THEN BECAME UN-JAMMED AND OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. LANDED WITH SPOILER CONTROL ONLY. EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH ATC. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AUTOPILOT AILERON SERVO. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.