Service difficulty report · Servo · Bombdr BD7001A10

Difficulty date
December 16, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A10
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A220
Part
Servo
Part number
4015373823
Part serial
0053800
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE OPERATOR REPORTED AILERON CONTROL DIFFICULTIES AT FL470 WHILE ENROUTE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IN HEAVY RAIN. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT AFTER AN AP TRIM IS LWD CAS MESSAGE WAS ANNUNCIATED AND NOTED THAT THE AILERON CONTROL WHEELS WOULD NOT ROTATE WHEN ATTEMPTED BY HAND. THE CREW OVERPOWERED THE CONDITION AND THEN ELECTED TO DESCEND TO A LOWER ALTITUDE. THE PIC STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY FL440 THE CONTROL WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN AND THE CONDITION WAS OVERPOWERED BY THE CREW. THE FORCE APPLIED TO OVERPOWER THE CONTROL WHEEL FOR BOTH OCCURRENCES WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS. THE PIC ALSO STATED THAT THE AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM WAS BACK TO NORMAL FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT