Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
May 22, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft time
44,540 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Out Of Position
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON DEPARTING THE GATE FOR FLIGHT, THE CREW, WHILE PERFORMING FLIGHT CONTROL CHECKS EXPERIENCED RESTRICTED LT AILERON CONTROL DEFLECTION AND FULL RT AILERON CONTROL DEFLECTION. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE AILERON BELLCRANK WAS BEING RESTRICTED BY A WIRE HARNESS FROM THE RELAY THAT WAS CHANGED RECENTLY. THE HARNESS WAS REPOSITIONED TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.

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