SDR 022708

Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 21, 2008
Submitted
February 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N763FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0256
Aircraft time
7,803 hours, 8,917 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Rotated
Location
Aileron Control
Part time
7,803 hours, 8,917 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED BINDING AND NOISE IN THE OVERHEAD IN AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM. FLIGHT CONTINUED NORMAL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE ATTACH BLOCK OF THE AILERON CONTROL CABLE LOOP SYSTEM ROTATED AND WAS STRIKING THE LOWER BELL CRANK QUAD ASSEMBLY. THE BLOCK WAS REPOSITIONED TO ACHIEVE CLEARANCE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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