What was found
ON TURNING FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY, THE PILOT NOTICED AILERONS BINDING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT, FOUND AILERON AUTOPILOT SERVO BRIDAL CABLE FRAYED.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2017
- Submitted
- September 12, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N908FX
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42300
- Aircraft serial
- 023
- Aircraft time
- 34,887 hours, 46,283 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Cable
- Condition
- Frayed
- Location
- A/P Ailerons
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.