Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
October 20, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
38,350 hours, 31,892 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Bearing
Condition
Seized
Location
Pulley
Component
Pulley
Component part number
600908002
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE, WITH THE AUTOPILOT (AP) ENGAGED, THE ACFT STARTED TO ROLL. THE AP WAS DISENGAGED AND THE CREW FELT SEVERE STIFFNESS ON THE AILERON SYS. FOLLOWING THE QUICK REF HANDBOOK PROCEDURE, THE CREW DISCONNECT THE AILERON SYS. THE CAPTAIN SIDE REMAINED STIFF BUT THE F/O SIDE FREED UP. DECISION WAS TAKEN TO DIVERT TO A CLOSEST AIRPORT. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. DURING INSPECTION OF THE AILERON SYSTEM, MAINTENANCE FOUND JAMMED PULLEYS NEARBY THE LEFT WING AILERON POWER CONTROL UNITS, REFERENCE IPC 27-11-00-05-345 & -390. THE PULLEYS, PN 600-90800-2, WERE REPLACED AND LUBRICATED IAW BOMBARDIER RJ-SL-27-060. THE SYS WAS TESTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.