Service difficulty report · Servo · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 21, 2008
Submitted
May 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4039
Aircraft time
15,023 hours, 11,616 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
C18117AA
Part serial
261
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot
Part time
4,370 hours, 4,173 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

PDX - FLIGHT 2332 - AFTER TAKEOFF WITH THE GEAR UP AND THE FLAPS AT ZERO ON FLAP RETRACT (STILL MOVING), THE FIRST OFFICER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT FOR ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS. AFTER THE FLAPS WERE FULL UP CONTROL WAS RETURNED. ON LANDING IN PDX, FLAPS 5 DEGREES, NO PROBLEMS. AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED, CONTROLS LOCKED AGAIN FOR 10-15 SECONDS. AFTER GEAR WAS FULLY DOWN, CONTROL RETURNED. IN BOTH CASES THE AUTOPILOT WAS OFF. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AUTOPILOT ROLL SERVO AND CAPSTAN. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.