What was found
EMERGENCY DECLARED AFTER TO, ACF WOULD JERK IN THE PITCH AXIS WITH NO INPUT FROM PILOT. ELEVATOR WAS MORE SENSITIVE THAN NORMAL. R & R HAT BUSHING AND ALL HARDWARE & SERVICABLE GEAR TAB.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2017
- Submitted
- April 28, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N420NV
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49424
- Aircraft time
- 62,299 hours, 52,726 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5543 · Rudder, Tab Structure
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Unknown
- Location
- Elevator Tab
- 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.