Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 26, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft time
5,218 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Control Unit
Part number
82742409001
Condition
Worn
Location
Ailerons
Part time
1,350 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

(CAN) RT AILERON CABLES PN: 82742409-001 ( WS Y14.25-Y232.00) AND CABLE PN: 82742410-001 (WS Y14.25-Y258.00) WERE APPROACHING PERMISSIBLE WEAR LIMITS AT PULLEY CONTACT AREAS. CABLES REPLACED THIS PROBLEM IS ALREADY KNOWN BY MFG REF TO ALL OPERATOR MESSAGE NR AOM 122 AND SB 84-27-26. INSPECTED THE A/C IN APRIL 2004 FOLLOWING RECEPTION OF AOM122 AND AILERON CABLES REPLACED DUE FOUND WORN. WE ALSO REINSPECTED THE A/C IN MAY 2005 FOLLOWING RECEPTION OF THE S/B 84-27-26 AND AILERON CONTROL CABLES REPLACED AGAIN DUE STILL FOUND WORN. IN JULY 2006 DURING A FLAP INSPECTION OUR AME (KNOWING THE AILERON CONTROL CABLE PROBLEMS) WIPE THE AILERON CABLES WITH A RAG TO FOUND THAT SOME WIRES WERE BROKEN. THESE CABLES MU