Service difficulty report · Nut · Doug DC3

Difficulty date
August 26, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N845S
Make and model
Doug DC3
Aircraft serial
25509
Aircraft time
22,012 hours
Part
Nut
Condition
Unsafetied
Location
Flight Control
Component
Flight Control
Component part number
5110598
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, AILERON WOULD NOT TRAVEL RT VERY FAR. STOP FELT IN YOKE. CONTROL CHECK WAS DONE PRIOR TO FLIGHT, ALL WAS NORMAL. AUTOPILOT WAS TURNED OFF TO ELIMINATE ANY INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS. RETURNED TO DEPARTING AIRPORT FOR UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING. DISCOVERED LOOSE NUT ON BOLT LOCATED ON PILOT’S CONTROL WHEEL SPACER. THIS ALLOWED BOLT TO MOVE, CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH CONTROL WHEEL, OBSTRUCTING AILERON COMMANDS FROM THE PILOT. ALL NUTS ON SPACER BOLTS WERE OF THE NON-LOCKING VARIETY. TIGHTENED PILOT’S CONTROL WHEEL SPACER BOLT. INSPECTED CONTROL WHEEL SPACER BOLTS ON PILOT AND CO-PILOT SIDE FOR SECURITY AND PROPER INSTALLATION.

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