SDR ABXA040348

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
October 5, 2004
Submitted
October 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N847AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46031
Aircraft time
56,550 hours, 25,928 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Bent
Location
Rt Fairlead
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

DECLARED EMERGENCY, DURING RT TURNS IN FLT AILERONS HARD TO MOVE IN POWERED MODE. WHEN AILERONS DEPOWERED, OPS NORM. FOUND RT FAIRLEAD BRACKET BENT & INTERFERRING WITH CABLE DUE TO BROKEN BUS AILERON CABLE RUNS. REPLACED BRACKET STA RW XRS 380. REPLACED DAMAGED PULLEY ON LT AILERON BUS CRANK & BROKEN AILERON BUS CABLE PULLEY RT I/B AILERON HINGE. FABBED & INSTALLED NEW LINE ON LT WING AILERON TAB LOCKOUT CYLINDER EXTEND LINE BTW TUBE CLAMP & SLEEVE/B-NUT AT CYLINDER. REPLACED LT AILERON TAB LOCKOUT CYLINDER, CABLE 365495-536 RUN AB-A, CABLE 3763151-501 RUN AB-B, LT WING AILERON BUS CABLE P/N 3654950-536 RUN AB-D. ADJ/TEST & THROW CHECKED GOOD. ADJUSTED LT O/B AILERON DAMPER & THROW CHECKED. OPS GOOD.

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