SDR Y2PA96004

Service difficulty report · Air Data Comp · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
January 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196US
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47155
Part
Air Data Comp
Part number
25874003733
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Compt
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ORD - IN FLIGHT AT HIGH ALTITUDE AND HIGH SPEEDS HORIZ STABILIZER RUNS FULL FORWARD (NOSE DOWN TRIM). CREW MUST PLACE FORWARD PRESSURE ON YOKE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. FOUND PITOT STATIC LEAK IN DRAIN BEHIND CADC COMPUTER TEST FLEW AIRCRAFT. MACH TRIM COMPENSATOR APPEARS TO OPERATE EARLY. ADJUSTED AND TESTED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM INDICATING AND SHUT OFF CONTROL CABLES FOUND LOW CABLE TENSION ON SHUT OFF CABLES RIGGED PER MM 27-40-0. MACH TRIM STILL ACTUATES EARLY. DEFERRED MACH TRIM, DMI NR 0047. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIR DATA COMPUTER. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD PER DC9MM 22-10-0 AND 22-10-1. DMI CLEARED. (M)

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