Service difficulty report · Cable · Bombdr BD7001A10

Difficulty date
January 20, 2015
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A10
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A220
Part
Cable
Part number
GC413001145
Condition
Broken
Location
Autothot Servo
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AILERON TRIM LWD EICAS CAUTION POSTED INTERMITTENTLY AND AUTOPILOT CONTROL WAS REPORTED UNRELIABLE ON LEFT TURNS. PILOT DISENGAGED AUTO PILOT TO HAND FLY THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED TO HAVE FULL CONTROL (MINOR AILERON INPUTS ARE REQUIRED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT). IT WAS ONLY NOTED ON APPROACH FROM THE PILOTS CONTROLS THAT THE LH INPUT FELT ABNORMAL, PILOT DID CONTINUE TO HAVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT ALL TIMES. ONCE ON THE GROUND, DURING TAXI BACK TO BASE, THEY CONFIRMED THE LH INPUT RESTRICTION WAS PRESENT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THEY HAVE FOUND THE AUTOPILOT SERVO CABLE BROKEN. DURING THE BREAK THE CABLE UNWOUND FROM THE BARREL AND CREATED A LOOP THAT WAS HITTING THE CABLE GUARD PIN AND WAS RESTRICTING THE FREE MOVEMENT OF THE BARREL WHEN AUTOPILOT IS DISENGAGED. PARTS CYCLE N TSN AND TSO ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.