Service difficulty report · Bungee · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
October 23, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Engine
Pwa PW306B
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Bungee
Part number
696025165
Condition
Rough
Location
Spoiler
Part time
777 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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) ON DESCENT, THE PILOTS DEPLOYED THE SPEED BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED LT ROLL. PANEL SELECTIONAL WERE ALL VERIFIED CORRECT, THE AUTOPILOT WAS THEN DISENGAGED BUT CONTROLS WERE SLUGGISH. THE PILOTS STOWED THE SPEED BRAKE, THE TURN IMPROVED AND WHEN THE CORRECT HEADING WAS ATTAINED AND THE AUTOPILOT WAS RE-ENGAGED THE AIRCRAFT FLEW NORMALLY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PREVIOUS TO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SAT IN VERY WET WEATHER FOR TWO DAYS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT ONE OF THE SPOILER BUNGEES WAS FULL OF WATER AND HAD FROZEN, PREVENTING THE NR 9 SPOILER FROM DEPLOYING.