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A jet on maintenance test flight at ugn aborted takeoff when flight crew realized they had no elevator control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 437839 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ugn.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ugn.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 600 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 437839 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft was released from maintenance for test flight to atw. At 100 KTS, the captain realized we had no elevator control. We aborted the takeoff without incident and returned the aircraft to maintenance, where they found the elevator not properly attached to control cables. A thorough preflight was performed, but we never visually inspected the movement of the elevator. Normal resistance was felt at yoke during control check.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A JET ON MAINT TEST FLT AT UGN ABORTED TKOF WHEN FLC REALIZED THEY HAD NO ELEVATOR CTL.
Narrative: ACFT WAS RELEASED FROM MAINT FOR TEST FLT TO ATW. AT 100 KTS, THE CAPT REALIZED WE HAD NO ELEVATOR CTL. WE ABORTED THE TKOF WITHOUT INCIDENT AND RETURNED THE ACFT TO MAINT, WHERE THEY FOUND THE ELEVATOR NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO CTL CABLES. A THOROUGH PREFLT WAS PERFORMED, BUT WE NEVER VISUALLY INSPECTED THE MOVEMENT OF THE ELEVATOR. NORMAL RESISTANCE WAS FELT AT YOKE DURING CTL CHECK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.