Service difficulty report · Trim System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 15, 2012
Submitted
November 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4352
Aircraft time
4,186 hours, 4,334 cycles
Part
Trim System
Part number
82410608009
Part serial
F811164
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ailerons
Part time
4,184 hours, 4,332 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

AT 2000 FT ON FINAL, AUTOPILOT OFF, MADE LT WING DOWN AILERON TRIM INPUT. AILERON TRIM CONTINUED TOWARDS FULL LT WING DOWN. PRESSED RT WING DOWN SIDE OF SWITCH, MOVEMENT STOPPED, THEN TRIMMED BACK TO LEVEL FLIGHT. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. COULD NOT DUPLICATE, NO CDS MESSAGES FOUND. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE R & R AILERON & RUDDER TRIM CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM TASK 27-13-16-000-801, 27-13-16-400-801. OPS TESTED GOOD, ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.