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UNSCHEDULED INSPECTION [3 records]

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Record 1 2025-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
OBS

unscheduled inspection : term to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
OBS

inspection non périodique : terme d’usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
CONT

During an unscheduled inspection, a mis-installed no-back pawl was discovered on a horizontal stabilizer trim actuator(HSTA). The no-back mechanism is a primary means to prevent back driving of the HSTA, and the motor brake assemblies(MBA) are the secondary means. If not corrected, unavailability of the no-back mechanism in combination with loss of, or degraded HSTA MBA braking capability, could lead to a loss of the aeroplane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

La servocommande de compensation du stabilisateur [...] comprend un mécanisme d'irréversibilité pour empêcher que la commande de compensation ne s'écarte du réglage commandé et éviter, même sous l'effet d'une charge aérodynamique pouvant atteindre 2 200 livres, toute inversion involontaire de la servocommande.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arms Control
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
OBS

unscheduled inspection; unannounced inspection : term(s) extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle des armements
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
OBS

inspection inopinée : terme(s) tiré(s) du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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