Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 14, 2009
Submitted
June 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4081
Aircraft time
14,831 hours, 14,655 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Bearing
Condition
Defective
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SEA - SLIGHT VIBRATION IN CAPT CONTROL YOKE ON TAKEOFF. GOES AWAY AT 145KTS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE AT ALTITUDE OR ON LANDING. PERFORMED TWO SIMULATED TAKEOFFS AT ALTITUDE. FERRIED TO PDX FOR REPAIRS. JACKED LT AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXELS, INSPECTED ALL FOUR MAIN TIRE ASSEMBLIES AND BRAKES FOR ANY BINDING OR DEFECTS, NONE NOTED. INSPECTED MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS, FAIRINGS AND STRUT ASSEMBLIES FOR DEFECTS, NONE NOTED. RT INBOARD AND LT OUTBOARD SPOILER TOGGLE LINKS REPLACED AND LT ELEVATOR OUTER MIDDLE BEARING AND RT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD MIDDLE BEARINGS REPLACED. CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.