SDR UHLA002468

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
September 3, 2000
Submitted
October 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806SA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft serial
279
Part
Indicator
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT 24 - TTN-BED - DURING LEVEL FLIGHT, NOTED AILERON TRIM INDICATOR SHOWING FULL DEFECTION TO THE LEFT. PILOT REPORTED UNABLE TO RECENTER. AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN AUTOPILOT WAS DISENGAGED WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS TRIMMED FULL RIGHT WHICH WAS INDUCED BY CREW. AIRCRAFT WAS RETRIMMED TO LEVEL FLIGHT. LANDED IN BED SAFELY. BED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AILERON TRIM TAB SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE TRIM TAB INDICATOR WAS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING TO THE FULL LEFT POSITION. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE AILERON TRIM INDICATION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED. (M)