Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
June 8, 2019
Submitted
June 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55040
Aircraft time
46,984 hours, 31,733 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Pinched
Location
Aileron Servo
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

ON TAXI OUT WHEN CHECKING CONTROLS THE WHEEL BECAME STUCK FULL RIGHT. FOUND WIRING INTERNAL ON DUAL AILERON SERVO PINCHED AND WIRING EXSPOSED. DUAL AILERON SERVO WAS REPLACED PER B717 AMM 22-12. FAILED AILERON RTS TEST. REPLACED THE SERVO A SECOND TIME PER B717 AMM 22- 12 AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. DISCREPANCY NOTED WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY A JAMB OF THE RHEOSTAT TO AIL SERVO DRUM & HOUSING ASSY ATTACH SCREW. SAFETY CRIMP MOVED & GOT JAMMED BETWEEN SCREW HEAD & DRUM ASSEMBLY. A NEW DRUM AND HOUSING ASSY WAS INSTALLED PER B717 AMM 22-12-02 000-801. RII COMPLETE PER MCC R&R FCC 1/2 PER B717 AMM 22-01-03. (LP #5813820)

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