Service difficulty report · Roll Servo · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 3, 2009
Submitted
May 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
19,475 hours, 19,848 cycles
Part
Roll Servo
Part number
C18117AA
Part serial
313
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 500
Part time
19,475 hours, 19,848 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

MSO - DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL250, AIRCRAFT BEGAN MAKING SHALLOW S-TURNS. DURING TURNS "MISTRIM" MESSAGES APPEARED ON PFD INDICATING BOTH "TRIM R WING DOWN" AND "TRIM L WING DOWN". AFTER DISENGAGING AUTOPILOT, BOTH CAPT AND F/O NOTICED SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER CONTROL FORCES WERE NECESSARY TO MAKE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING THROUGH FL220 AIRSPEED 260KTS. AFTER LEVELING OF AT 15000 FT, CONTROL FORCES WERE NORMAL AT VARIOUS AIRSPEEDS WITH AUTOPILOT OFF. CONTROL FORCES SEEMED NORMAL THROUGH OUT REMAINDER OF THE APPROACH AND LANDING. FOUND AUTOPILOT ROLL ACTUATOR BINDING. REPLACED ROLL ACTUATOR PER Q400 MM 22-11-16-000-801 AND 22-11-16-400-801. TEST GOOD. C/W OPS TEST OF ROLL AND PITCH ACTUATORS IAW DASH 8-400 AMM 22-11-00-710-801. ALL CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.