Pilot discovers no elevator control after maintenance.

Attributes
ACN	437972
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
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ugn.tower
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	437972
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft was released from maintenance for test flight to atw. At 100 KIAS, I 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: PLT DISCOVERS NO ELEVATOR CTL AFTER MAINT.

Narrative: ACFT WAS RELEASED FROM MAINT FOR TEST FLT TO ATW. AT 100 KIAS, I 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 CHK.

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.