Service difficulty report · Trim Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 23, 2009
Submitted
August 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
20,658 hours, 21,435 cycles
Part
Trim Panel
Part number
8Z6819001
Part serial
0901211
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Aileron
Part time
1,418 hours, 1,661 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOI - ON TAKEOFF AILERON YOKE INPUT REQUIRED 20 TO 30 DEGREE RIGHT AILERON FOR WINGS LEVEL. FUEL WAS BALANCED AND TRIMS WERE NORMAL. NEUTRAL AILERON YOKE WOULD PUT A/C IN 20 TO 30 DEGREE LEFT BANK AS SPEED INCREASED IN CLIMB AND CRUISE AILERON YOKE ANGLE TO THE RIGHT DECREASED DUE TO A/C SPEED BUT NEUTRAL AILERON ABOUT 5 DEGREE. RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND ACCOMPLISHED A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INSPECTED AILERONS SYSTEM FOUND NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS; REPLACED AILERON / RUDDER TRIM CONTROL PANEL PER AMM TASK 27-1316-00-801 AND TASK 27-13-16-400-801, OPS CHECKS NORMAL A/C OKD FOR CONTINUED SERVICE, ALSO VISUALLY VERIFIED. FUEL TO NOT BE AT AN IMBALANCE BY MECHANICAL VISUAL AND ELECTRONIC MEANS.