Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 7378Q8

Difficulty date
September 19, 2013
Submitted
October 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N858AM
Make and model
Boeing 7378Q8
Aircraft serial
30671
Aircraft time
38,672 hours, 13,531 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING FLIGHT AILERONS CONTROLS TEST, THE RT SPOILER DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL POSITION. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FLIGHT CONTROL TEST, CONFIRMING THAT THE RIGHT SPOILER DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL POSITION IAW AMM 27-61-00. THE RUDDER AND AILERON CONTROL CABLES WERE ADJUSTED IAW AMM 27-61-00 AND THE MECHANISM WAS LUBRICATED IAW AMM 20-10-09, TESTED CORRECT.

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