Service difficulty report · Aileron Sys · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 12, 2010
Submitted
December 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
22,858 hours, 23,725 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Aileron Sys
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LARGE AMOUNT OF LT WING DOWN AILERON TRIM TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT, ALSO NOTED CONTROLS TURNED HARDER TO THE RT THAN THE LT. MX WAS UNABLE TO PIN RT TERMINAL QUADRANT WITHOUT PUSHING DOWN ON RT AILERON. FOUND RT AILERON SPLITTER TO AILERON TERMINAL QUADRANT CABLE TENSION HIGH AND UNEVENLY RIGGED BY 10 LBS, ALSO LT WING AILERON SPLITTER TO TERMINAL CABLE TENSIONS LOW. RIGGED LT AND RT AILERON SPLITTER TO TERMINAL QUADRANT CABLES IAW AMM 27-10-00-830-805. ONLY PANELS 262HT & 532RT R & R. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 27-10-00-710-801. COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK, ENSURED FULL TRAVEL AND VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.