Service difficulty report · Relay · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
November 6, 2002
Submitted
November 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3033
Aircraft time
19,684 hours, 17,680 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Relay
Condition
Failed
Location
Elevator Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE CREW ADVISED DISPATCH THAT THE NORMAL ELEVATOR TRIM WOULD NOT WORK IN THE NOSE DOWN DIRECTION. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND INDICATED THAT THE STANDBY TRIM WAS WORKING NORMALLY. FLIGHT 4100 WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO DIVERT TO PIT DUE TO GUSTY WINDS IN DCA. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE 49CC AND 59CC RELAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.