Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
January 30, 2025
Submitted
February 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317CM
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Aircraft serial
24317
Aircraft time
112,780 hours, 33,312 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI CREW PERFORMED FLIGHT CONTROL CHECKS AND REPORTED FLIGHT CONTROLS BINDING WHEN TURNING YOKE TO THE LEFT , SAME WITH FLAPS 0+5. AC RETURNED TO THE GATE (BTB) AND MTX GROUNDED AC .PERFORMED GVI OF INBOARD AND OUTBOARD AILERON AND COMPONENTS. ALL LOOK SERVICEABLE, PERFORMED OPS CK FELT SLIGHT RESISTANCE AT END OF TRAVEL TO LEFT, CHECKED BUSHINGS ON ROD END OF COMPONENT FWD TO LOGPAGE 38723-44 BUSING GOOD, PERFORM SERVO TEST 07, TEST PASSED, UPON T/S FOUND DIRTY AILERON CABLE. CLEANED LUBED CABLES A/A-1, A/B-1, A/A-2, A/A-3, A/B-3 AND PULLEYS, CHECKED CABLE TENSION OF CABLE A/A-1, A/B-1, A/A-2, A/A-3, A/B-3, A/A-4, A/B-4, AB3A-1, AB3B-1, A3B-1, A3A-1, AB2B-1. AB2A-1, AB2A-2, AB2A-2, AB3A-2, AB3B-2. A4B-3, A4A-2, A4A-4, A4B-4, A3A-4, A3B-4, A3B-3, A3A-3 ALL CABLE TENSION GOOD. INSTALLED RIG PINS A-1, A-2, A4, A5, A6, A3, A-11, A-12, A-10, A19, A-9, A-15. RIG CK GOOD IAW B767 AMM 27-11-00, B767 SSM 27-10-01. CONTROL WHEEL MOVES SMOOTHLY.