Service difficulty report · Bonding Strap · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
October 11, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft time
14,392 hours
Engine
Ge CF3410E5A1
Part
Bonding Strap
Condition
Interference
Location
Ailerons
Part time
6,857 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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 TAXI OUT, INITIAL TEST OF AILERONS WAS UNUSALLY STIFF IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. NO BINDING FELT. SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENTS FELT NORMAL AND ACFT DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THIS BINDING FAULT OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE LOGS. ON ALL 3 NO FAULT REALLY FOUND. A BROKEN BONDING STRAP WAS FOUND ON THE RT AILERON TORQUE TUBE. THESE BONDING STRAPS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE THE STIFF AILERON FAULT, REF SNL 190-27-0009. EXAMINATION OF THE AREA FOUND EVIDENCE OF THE STRAP HAVING INTERFERED WITH THE BEARING SUPPORT AS SEEN BY THE CLEANED AREA ON THE ATTACHED PDF. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE BONDING STRAP INTERFERED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THEN BROKE.

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