Chippster1
Active Member
Tell what you all think
I have noticed lately an oscillation of the elevator and stick movement about 3x/ sec at cruise speeds, about 165 KTAS.
Increasing the speed or decreasing it makes it disappear, which makes me think it’s a resonance and not a flutter, otherwise it would get worse with more speed.
Upon landing, I noticed a small but noticeable play in the right outboard elevator hinge near the rod bearing. Of course I will immediately correct this discrepancy by replacing the bracket and possibly the rod bearing.
My question to everyone here is- Do you think this play is what’s causing the elevator to bounce up and down in cruise?
Please tell me what you think
Ted
N498EC
I have noticed lately an oscillation of the elevator and stick movement about 3x/ sec at cruise speeds, about 165 KTAS.
Increasing the speed or decreasing it makes it disappear, which makes me think it’s a resonance and not a flutter, otherwise it would get worse with more speed.
Upon landing, I noticed a small but noticeable play in the right outboard elevator hinge near the rod bearing. Of course I will immediately correct this discrepancy by replacing the bracket and possibly the rod bearing.
My question to everyone here is- Do you think this play is what’s causing the elevator to bounce up and down in cruise?
Please tell me what you think
Ted
N498EC
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