Service difficulty report · Yoke · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 29, 2006
Submitted
November 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240DS
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B240
Part
Yoke
Condition
Vibration
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH IN TO DFW, A HIGH SPEED VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE YOKE WHEN THE FLAPS WERE SELECTED AND POWER REDUCED. NO VIBRATION NOTED ON TAKEOFF OR PREVIOUS LANDING, FLAPS SELECTED 15 AT 175 KNOTS AND CONTINUED WITH FLAPS 20 UNTIL LANDING. NO VIBRATIONS NOTED WITH NO FLAPS. (M)

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