Service difficulty report · Aileron · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
December 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46136
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Aileron
Part number
5705321509
Condition
Broken
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LEVEL FLIGHT, BALL CENTERED, BOTH CONTROL WHEELS WERE COCKED APPPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND THERE WAS 30 DEGREES OF AILERON TRIM NEEDED. AS AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED DOWN MORE AILERON TRIM WAS NEEDED TO KEEP AIRCRAFT LEVEL. REPLACED LEFT INBOARD AILERON IAW DC-8 MM 27-11-1, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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