Service difficulty report · Servo · Hwksly HS125600B

Difficulty date
March 7, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hwksly HS125600B
Aircraft time
8,800 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7313R
Part
Servo
Part number
7926785001
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
5,802 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) ON THE RETURN FLIGHT AFTER COMMENCING DESCENT FROM FL400, WHILE ON AUTOPILOT AT APPROX FL220, THE ACFT BEGAN A TURN TO THE LEFT UN-COMMANDED. DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPILOT TO TAKE CONTROL, BUT THE CONTROL SEEMED JAMMED TO THE LT, WITH MODERATE FORCE WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE ACFT BACK TOWARD LEVEL FLIGHT. WHEN LET GO OF THE CONTROLS TO ALLOW COP TO FEEL THE REQUIRED PRESS, THE ACFT WENT BACK TOWARD A LEFT TURN, RECOVERED IT A SECOND TIME. TO BE SURE THE AUTOPILOT WAS DISCONNECTED, PULLED ALL THE CB`S TO THE AUTOPILOT SYS. THIS ACTION APPEARED TO HAVE NO EFFECT, AGAIN MODERATE PRESS WAS REQUIRED ON THE CONTROL TO CONTINUE FLIGHT. DECLARED AN EMER ATC WAS TOLD WE HAD A CONTROL PROBLEM & WOULD REQUIRE SHALLOW TURNS & A LONG FINAL TO ALLOW US TO RECONFIGURE THE ACFT. MODERATE CONTROL PRESS WAS REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT & EVEN AFTER LANDING THE AILERONS REMAINED VERY STIFF TO MOVE. AFTER LANDING, TAXIED ON TO THE SIGNATURE RAMP. INFORMED THE EMER CREW THAT ALL WAS WELL THEN CLEARED CUSTOMS.