SDR ABXA020149

Service difficulty report · Bearing · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
August 28, 2002
Submitted
September 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46037
Aircraft time
55,673 hours, 24,423 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
2642425
Condition
Broken
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AILERONS WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE LEFT WITH HYDRAULIC POWER ON. REPLACED THE RIGHT AILERON REVERSION MECHANISM BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR TAB LOCKOUT IAW DC-8 OVERHAUL MANUAL 27-6-2. PERFORMED TEST OF REVERSION MECHANISM IAW DC-8 MM 27-11-08. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. OPS CHECKED GOOD. MANUAL REVERSION ROLLER BEARING WAS BROKEN IN HALF ON THE RIGHT AILERON POWER PACK.

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