Service difficulty report · Bushing · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 6, 2006
Submitted
June 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240DS
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B240
Part
Bushing
Condition
Unknown
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 3200 - NOTIFIED BY MAINTENANCE VIA GRD LINE. VIBRATION, SIMILAR TO LIGHT TURBULENCE, AT SPEEDS 235 KTS TO 250 KTS POWER SETTING SEEMS IRRELEVANT. CREW DID NOT CONTACT MOC. RAID BUSHING IN ELEVATOR BALANCED ALL FLIGHT CONTROL REPLACED HARDWARE IN ELEVATOR TRIM TABS, RERIGGED FLIGHT CONTROLS TRIAD RELEASED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE (M)

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