SDR ABXA040377

Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
November 12, 2004
Submitted
November 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47768
Aircraft time
38,997 hours, 41,549 cycles
Part
Pressure Panel
Condition
Leaking
Location
Main Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
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

DESCENDING, PASSING FL 180, AUTOPILOT WITH HEADING MODE ENGAGED, NOTICED A/C DRIFTED 20 DEGREES LT OF COURSE WITH NOSE DOWN, SWITCHED TO TURN KNOB, A/C WOULD NOT RESPOND. DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT, YOKE STILL IN LT/FWD POSITION. WENT TO ROLL WINGS LEVEL BUT YOKE JAMMED. USED FORCE & YOKE BROKE FREE THEN JAMMED IN RT ROLL. YOKE THEN FREED UP. LATER IN DESCENT, ENGAGING SPEED BRAKES CAUSED SEVERE ROLL TO RT. FOUND OUTBD PULLEY CLUSTER FROZEN, INSPECT FLT CONTROL CABLES & THAWED OUT PULLEYS. PERFORMED LEAK CHK OF SLANT PRESS PNL IAW JC 9079020. FOUND SLANT PNL SPRAYING WATER DIRECTLY ON PULLEY CLUSTER. REMOVED CABIN FLOORBOARD PNL & SEALED LT SLANT PRESS PNL. PERFORMED LEAK TEST, NO WATER SPRAYING ON PULLEY CLUSTER.

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