Service difficulty report · Actuator · Frchld 22C7A

Difficulty date
August 8, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Frchld 22C7A
Aircraft time
25,489 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Actuator
Part number
2776016105
Condition
Stiff
Location
Lt Ailerons
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT COMPLAINED ABOUT AILERON STIFF TO MOVE AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY STICK IN THE FULL RT POSITION. UPON MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LT AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR THAT WAS RECENTLY REPLACED, APPROXIMATLY 80 HOURS PREVIOUS, WAS AGAIN STIFF TO OPERATE. IT WOULD ALSO STICK IN THE FULL EXTENDED POSITION. TRIM ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. TRIM ACTUATOR WAS PASSED INTO QA WHO SENT TRIM ACTUATOR FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.