Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 23, 2011
Submitted
June 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N848SH
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49848
Aircraft time
48,302 hours, 26,746 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Control Cable
Part number
S4916997CS46119
Condition
Binding
Location
Rt Ailerons
Part time
48,302 hours, 26,746 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING FLIGHT AILERONS CONTROLS TEST, THE AILERONS CONTROL WERE NOT RETURNED TO NEUTRAL POSITION. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED THE AILERON SYS INSPECTION IAW MM 27-11-00 DETECTING JAMMED THE AILERON CONTROL CABLES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS; SO THE RT WING REAR DRUMS OF AILERON CONTROL CABLES NUMBERS 9 AND 10 WERE REPLACED IAW MM 27-10-00 AND MM 20-10-17, TESTED CORRECT.

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