SDR 2010F00054

Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
February 27, 2010
Submitted
March 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Aircraft time
90,489 hours, 33,441 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Cable
Part number
3763151501
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Aileron
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RT AILERON BUS CABLE PN 3763151-501 BROKEN JUST OTBD OF THE RT INBD AILERON. FOUND LT AILERON ACTUATOR WAS INOPERATIVE THEREFORE PLACING HIGH TENSION ON THE BUS CABLE. QUARANTINED THE ACTUATOR AND CABLE ASSY UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

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