Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 24, 2012
Submitted
June 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4353
Aircraft time
3,228 hours, 3,300 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Elevators
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, ELEVATOR ASYMMETRY CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AUTO PILOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME. ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 20,000 AIRSPEED VMO-15. CAUTION LIGHT WENT OUT ON TOUCHDOWN. COMPLIED WITH OPS TEST OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYS AND ASYMMETRY CHECKED IAW AMM TASK 29-30-00-710-801, TASK 27-30-00-750-801 AND FIM TASK 27-30-00-810-801. FOUND NO FAULTS. OPS TESTED GOOD. DURING INSPECTION OF ELEVATOR CABLE TENSION, FOUND LT ELEVATOR CABLE TENSION AT 60LBS AND RT AT 50LBS. RIGGED RT & LT ELEVATOR IAW AMM TASK 27-31-11-830-801 AND TASK 27-31-16-830-801. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.