Service difficulty report · Aileron · Braero HS125700A

Difficulty date
December 13, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Braero HS125700A
Aircraft time
9,403 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7313R1H
Part
Aileron
Condition
Iced
Part time
9,523 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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’S REPORTED ON APPROACH INTO AIRPORT, COULD NOT GET ANY ROLL ON AC CONTROLS. IT APPEARED THAT AILERONS WERE FROZEN. SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THEY WERE ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AILERON MOVEMENT. THE AC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT WAS CALLED AND ON INSPECTION OF THE AC FOUND ICE BUILD UP ON LT AND RT AILERON HORNS, LT AND RT WINGS AND WING TIPS. SOME AREAS OF THE LEADING EDGE HAD SOME ICE BUILD UP. CHECKED AC CONTROLS AND VERIFIED CORRECT MOVEMENT. AILERON CONTROLS OPERATED WITHOUT ANY BINDING. CONTACTED MFG AND REPORTED INCIDENT. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON THE AC AILERONS TO AS CERTAIN THE CAUSE OF THE AILERON FREEZING UP. (TC NR 20071224002)