Service difficulty report · Yoke · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 23, 2022
Submitted
June 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
47,862 hours, 50,635 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMBOUT- YOKE HARED TO TURN LEFT AT SPEED 220 KNOTS. YOKE NORMAL FORCE TO TURN RIGHT. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. C/W GVI & TACTILE MOVEMENT OF BOTH AILERONS AND VISABLE ATTACHING HARDWARE. NO DEFECTS FOUND. RAN ENGINES & C/W FOM CHECK IAW GPM 9.2.5. ALL CONTROL COLUM/ YOKE MOVEMENT FELT NORMAL AND EQUAL. NO DEFECTS FOUND. JKL 30160 6-22-22. REF W/O 319438 N/R-00001 FOR WORK PERFORMED C/W AILERON FUNCTIONAL TEST NO DEFECTS NOTED PULL TEST ON YOKE WAS THE SAME L TO R & WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. TEST FAILED. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF ROLL SPOILER SYSTEM, FUNCTION CHECK OF AILERON CABLE TENSION, ADJUSTMENT CHECK OF CONTROL COLUMN CHAINS, AND OTHER GVI'S PERFORMED. PERFORMED ANOTHER CHECK FLIGHT . CHECK FLIGHT PASSED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.