What happened
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(-23)At La Guardia Airport, allegheny-flt. 3676 captain, wtih assistance from first officer had difficulty turning control column to right to move aileron. Capt. advised tower he was only able to turn left, and will immediately return to land. A/c taxied to ramp w/o incident. FAA, NTSB and allegheny maintenance director were patched together on a telephone conversation. privacy data omitted, NTSB, requested the flight data recorder quarantined and shipped to main base, at harrisburg, PA. Til further notice from NTSB. Nyfsdo ASI observed maintenance personnel including leadmen, checking flight control movements with engine power on. No difficulties discovered. All cables, pulleys from wings to cockpit will be inspected by inspector and mechanic. Upon inspection it was found that the left aileron spring tab attached bracket for linkage cracked causing it to jam. On 6/19/00, was informed bracket was modified and part number 85740168-013 is the latest replacement. Pmi notified and discussed safety recommendation leading to a possible AD. After t/o it took anb excessive amount of aileron control pressure to turn the a/c to the right. Maitenance removed and replaced l/h aileron spring tab iaw 27-16-16. A/c test flown before returning to service.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, ALLEGHENY-FLT. 3676 CAPTAIN, WTIH ASSISTANCE FROM FIRST OFFICER HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING CONTROL COLUMN TO RIGHT TO MOVE AILERON. CAPT. ADVISED TOWER HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN LEFT, AND WILL IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO LAND. A/C TAXIED TO RAMP W/O INCIDENT. FAA, NTSB AND ALLEGHENY MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR WERE PATCHED TOGETHER ON A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^, NTSB, REQUESTED THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER QUARANTINED AND SHIPPED TO MAIN BASE, AT HARRISBURG, PA. TIL FURTHER NOTICE FROM NTSB. NYFSDO ASI OBSERVED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INCLUDING LEADMEN, CHECKING FLIGHT CONTROL MOVEMENTS WITH ENGINE POWER ON. NO DIFFICULTIES DISCOVERED. ALL CABLES, PULLEYS FROM WINGS TO COCKPIT WILL BE INSPECTED BY INSPECTOR AND MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT AILERON SPRING TAB ATTACHED BRACKET FOR LINKAGE CRACKED CAUSING IT TO JAM. ON 6/19/00, WAS INFORMED BRACKET WAS MODIFIED AND PART NUMBER 85740168-013 IS THE LATEST REPLACEMENT. PMI NOTIFIED AND DISCUSSED SAFETY RECOMMENDATION LEADING TO A POSSIBLE AD. AFTER T/O IT TOOK ANB EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF AILERON CONTROL PRESSURE TO TURN THE A/C TO THE RIGHT. MAITENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AILERON SPRING TAB IAW 27-16-16. A/C TEST FLOWN BEFORE RETURNING TO SERVICE.
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