What was found
(CAN) TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT FLIGHT IN CLIMB (HAND FLYING), REQUIRED AILERON TRIM 3 1/2 UNITS, CONTROL COLUMN AT 18 DEG. MX FOUND CABLE ROD END BROKEN AT SPOILER MIXER MECHANISM. BRG IN ROD END SEIZED. ROD END REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- November 5, 2009
- Submitted
- December 1, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft time
- 66,971 hours
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- KP4A
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Aileron
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.