Service difficulty report · Motor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 6, 2011
Submitted
October 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4055
Aircraft time
24,605 hours, 25,598 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
C18117AA
Part serial
638
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Control Servo
Part time
2,421 hours, 2,413 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT OF BOTH CONTROL YOKES. APPROX 1 INCH FORE AND AFT. MORE PRONOUCED BELOW 200 KTS AND BELOW. NO NOTICABLE CHANGE IN ACFT PITCH. NO CHANGE WITH A/P ON OR OFF. YOKE CYCLING FORE AND AFT APPROX 1-2 SECONDS. NO CHANGE WITH FLAPS EXTENDED. NO NOTICABLE MOVEMENT ON GROUND. NO CHANGE IN POWER LEVER MOVEMENT. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED ELEVATOR AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND SYS, NO DEFECTS. REPLACED PITCH ACTUATOR CAPSTAN AND SERVO MOTOR. OPS CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.