Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
March 28, 2010
Submitted
April 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524MD
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46999
Aircraft time
76,158 hours, 18,923 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Control Cable
Part number
S4916997AS02618
Condition
Broken
Location
Aileron Lockout
Part time
76,158 hours, 18,923 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ACFT ROLLS WHEN SPEED BRAKE IS EXTENDED. DIFFERENCE SHOWS ON SPI. DURING INSP FOUND RT/LT INBD AILERONS OUT OF RIGGING. ALSO ON PRE/FLT FOUND LT WING GROUND SPOILERS NOT DEPLOYING FULLY & SPOILER HANDLE NOT RETRACTING AUTOMATICALLY. ALSO SPOILER PANEL 1 & 2 NOT FULLY DEPLOYING. CHECK SPOILER SYS RIGGING. DURING RIGGING FOUND AILERON LOCKOUT CABLE BROKEN (CTR WW AREA). FOUND RT AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ACCOMPLISHED AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR ADJUSTMENT IAW AMM 27-10-00, OPS CHECKED NORMAL, PERFORMED INBD AILERON ADJUSTMENT IAW AMM 27-10-00, OP'S CKD NORMAL, ACCOMPLISHED SPOILER SYS LUBE IAW W/C NR 190L2703A & AMM 12-21-04, ACCOMPLISHED AILERON SYS CRANK HINGE BEARING & LOCKOUT CONTROL LUBRICATION IAW W/C NR 190L2705A & AMM 12-21-04, ACCOMPLISHED SPOILER SYS RIGGING CHECK IAW AMM 27-60-00 PAGE 501-540, OP'S CHECKED NORMAL. NO DEFECTS FOUND ON GROUND. ACCOMPLISHED AILERON SYS RIGGING CHECK IAW AMM 27-10-00 PAGE 501-527 AND 602-604, OP'S CHECKED NORMAL, NO DEFECTS NOTED ON GROUND, R & R AILERON LOCKOUT CABLE IAW AMM 27-11-04 PAGES 201-205. OP'S CHECKED NORMAL. NO DEFECTS NOTED ON GROUND.

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