Service difficulty report · Trim Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 9, 2015
Submitted
June 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
33,683 hours, 35,112 cycles
Part
Trim Panel
Part number
8Z6819001
Part serial
1506102
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 200
Part time
10,348 hours, 10,898 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

BOTH CONTROL YOKE DEFLECTION IS VERY HARD WHEN TURNING TO THE RT BOTH ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR. FEELS "RESTRICTED OR BOUND UP". AFTER PULLING ROLL DISCONNECT ON THE GROUND CAPTAINS YOKE TURNS FREELY, SPOILERS, BUT F/O'S YOKE, AILERONS FEELS VERY STIFF AND RESTRICTED. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION OF ACFT PULLED ROLL DISCONNECT HANDLE, F/O'S CONTROL YOKE NOT CENTERED, AND ROLL TRIM INDICATING LT WING DOWN. THIS CAUSED THE FORCE APPLIED TO THE RT ROLL TO BE MORE DIFFICULT THAN LT ROLL. CENTERED ROLL TRIM AND FORCES APPEARED EQUAL. PERFORMED GVI OF AILERON CABLES ALONG EXPOSED AREAS OF LT AND RT WING SPAR AND AROUND SPLITTER QUADRANT AND GUST LOCK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. VERIFIED CABLE TENSION OF ALERONS IAW AMM 27-10-00-720-803. PERFORMED GVI OF AILERON CABLES AND LINKAGES UNDER COCKPIT PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION FOR OBSTRUCTIONS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF AILERON CONTROL SYS IAW AMM 27-10-00-710-801, OPS TEST GOOD. AS PRECAUTION, REPLACED TRIM PANEL.