Service difficulty report · Control Tube · Doug SUPERDC3

Difficulty date
August 26, 2015
Submitted
August 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N30TN
Make and model
Doug SUPERDC3
Aircraft serial
43159
Aircraft time
9,379 hours
Engine
Wright R1820*
Part
Control Tube
Part number
43998711
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Elevator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, AFTER CLIMBOUT, WHILE TRIMMING FOR CRUISE, THE ACFT DEVELOPED A VIBRATION. PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM. UPON LANDING, PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE LT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS LOOSE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE TRIM TAB CONTROL ROD HAD BROKEN. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT AT SOMETIME DURING THE AIRCRAFT'S HISTORY SOMEONE HAD DRILLED OUT A TAPER PIN CONNECTING HOLE AND INSTALLED AN AN BOLT. THIS CAUSED THE PART TO FAIL. WE HAVE EXAMINED THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS ACFT AND THE TRIM ACTUATORS ON THE REST OF OUR FLEET AND FOUND NO OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE OF IMPROPER REPAIR.

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