SDR 97ZZZX4494

Service difficulty report · Feel Bungee · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
September 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N944H
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
750011
Part
Feel Bungee
Part number
676014514
Condition
Freeze Up
Location
Lt Ail Feel
Part time
422 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED RECEIVING 'TRIM LEFT AILERON WARNING' AT FL 41,000, 20,000, AND A FINAL WARNING AFTER LEVELING OFF JUST BELOW 11,000. AFTER EACH OF THE 2 WARNINGS, PILOT DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. WHEN PILOT DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT AFTER THIRD WARNING, UNABLE TO TURN ACFT TO THE LEFT. FLIGHT CREW DISCONNECTED CONTROL COLUMNS, DECLARED EMERGENCY, AND PREPARED FOR FINAL APPROACH. DURING FINAL APPROACH SEQUENCE, FIRST OFFICER FELT AND HEARD A THUMP IN CONTROL YOKE. FLIGHT CREW RE-CONNECTED CONTROL YOKES. AFTER GAINING FULL CONTROL OF ACFT, LANDED SAFELY. AFTER INVESTIGATION, DETERMINED LT AILERON FEEL BUNGEE WAS COLLECTING WATER AND FREEZING DURING HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT.

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