Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
July 28, 2012
Submitted
July 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
23818
Aircraft time
96,904 hours, 12,605 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Part number
2C4C04522EG
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING WALKAROUND INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON SURFACE STICKS AT UPWARD (SMALL AMOUNT). MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPS CHECKS FOR AILERONS, FOUND INBOARD AND OUTBOARD AILERONS SURFACE WON'T MOVE, NO STATUS AND CMC MESSAGES FOUND PER AMM 27-11. PERFORMED VISUAL CHECKS FOR CONTROL CABLE. FOUND THE AA-9 CONTROL CABLE DAMAGED AT WBL235. REPLACED LEFT AILERON CONTROL WING CABLE AA-9, PERFORMED CABLE RUN CHECK AND ADJUSTED. PERFORMED AILERON OPS TEST AND AILERON TRIM CONTROL SYSTEM TEST PER AMM 27-11. OPS CHECKED OK, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.