Reporter complains of maintenance issues at an air carrier.

Attributes
ACN	467200
Time
Date	200003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	467200
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Once again on my first flight of the day hydraulic and elevator travel check, I came across a split of 4 degrees between the 2 elevator panels. 24 degrees on the left panel and 20 degrees on the right. Our manual allows for no more than 3 degrees. This is the 4TH time in recent months I have come across this problem. They canceled the flight and sent the airplane to be looked at. It makes me wonder if our maintenance is doing enough to fix this problem. Any problem with flight controls does raise a safety concern in my mind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR COMPLAINS OF MAINT ISSUES AT AN ACR.

Narrative: ONCE AGAIN ON MY FIRST FLT OF THE DAY HYD AND ELEVATOR TRAVEL CHK, I CAME ACROSS A SPLIT OF 4 DEGS BTWN THE 2 ELEVATOR PANELS. 24 DEGS ON THE L PANEL AND 20 DEGS ON THE R. OUR MANUAL ALLOWS FOR NO MORE THAN 3 DEGS. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IN RECENT MONTHS I HAVE COME ACROSS THIS PROB. THEY CANCELED THE FLT AND SENT THE AIRPLANE TO BE LOOKED AT. IT MAKES ME WONDER IF OUR MAINT IS DOING ENOUGH TO FIX THIS PROB. ANY PROB WITH FLT CTLS DOES RAISE A SAFETY CONCERN IN MY MIND.

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.