Service difficulty report · Yoke · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
June 26, 2006
Submitted
July 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N181CW
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1001
Aircraft time
13,841 hours, 7,100 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Stuck
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

TXKF - KPBI, THE CREW ABORTED TAKE OFF AFTER DISCOVERING THE CONTROL YOKE PITCH AXIS WAS LOCKED. UNDER THE ADVISEMENT OF GULFSTREAM ENGINEERING AND A FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A THOROUGH VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE GAMMA TUBES FOR EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE AND FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT. THE RACE TRACK PANEL WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, AND THE ENTIRE CABLE RUNS IN THE BOILER ROOM AND AFT QUADRANT WERE INSPECTED FOR DEFECTS. AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE ELEVATOR BUNGEE AND SPRINGS AND NUMEROUS PANELS WERE REMOVED TO INSPECT THE FLIGHT CONTROL CIRCUITS FOR DEFECTS AND F.O.D. NO F.O.D. OR DEFECTS WERE FOUND. A HIGH SPEED TAXI WAS PERFORMED TO CHECK FLIGHT CONTROLS FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT. ALL