Service difficulty report · Servo · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 31, 2013
Submitted
November 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
28,994 hours, 30,171 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
C18117AA
Part serial
1135
Condition
Failed
Part time
3,208 hours, 3,392 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER PUSHBACK AND PRIOR TO TAXI, F/O EXPERIENCED PRONOUNCED AILERON ROLL STIFFNESS. DURING HIS FLOW. SAME STIFFNESS NOTED ON CAPTIANS SIDE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6 CYCLES OF AILERON MOVEMENT THE AILERONS "FREED" AND NORMAL CONTROL FEEL RESUMED. THIS CHANGE WAS INSTANT. A/P OFF, WINDS CALM, HYDRAULICS NORMAL. FLAPS 0. DUPLICATED ROLL STIFFNESS NOTED. TROUBLESHOT TO ROLL SERVO. C/W GVI OF AILERON CABLES ON WING WITH FLAPS LOWERED. NO PANELS REMOVED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W GVI OF FUSELAGE CABLES IN CABIN THRU CEILING DATO PANELS AND FROM UNDERFLOOR DURING ROLL SERVO REPLACEMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W AMM TASK 27-10-00-710-801. OPS TEST OF THE AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS. C/W AMM TASK 27-61-00-710-801. OPS TEST OF THE ROLL SPOILER SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK ENSURED FULL TRAVEL AND VERFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW GPM 9.2. RETURNED TO SERVICE.