SDR 9811009750

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
December 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750W
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47114
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Frozen
Location
Aileron Control
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT ALTITUDE, AILERONS FROZE IN POSITION WITH A MAXIMUM OF 10 DEGREES BANK WITH FULL YOKE FORCE APPLIED. AT 250 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FULL AILERON CONTROL BECAME AVAILABLE AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AT DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUSPECT ICE ACCUMULATION ON AILERON CONTROL CABLES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SEALS IN ALL FOUR OVERWING EXIT DOORS, RESEALED SLANT PANEL. REPLACED SLANT PANEL DRAIN LINES, AND VERIFIED CHECK VALVE COMPLIANCE PER EM 5330-01125.

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