Service difficulty report · Servo · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 16, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49819
Part
Servo
Part number
4034237915
Condition
Failed
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DESCENDING FROM FL 350 TO FL 280 THE A/P TRIPPED OFF THE A/C WOULD NOT TURN TO THE RIGHT.(YOKE WOULD NOT GO PAST NUETRAL, LEFT TURN OK, A/C WOULD TURN RIGHT WITH RUDDER AND AILERON TRIM. AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 FT THE CONTROLS BECAME EFFECTIVE. PRESSING THE A/P DISCONNECT BUTTON DID NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. FOUND THE AILERON SERVO MODEL FAILURE ON THE DFGC FLIGHT FAULT REVEIW. REPLACED SAME RTS PASSES ON BOTH DFGC. INSPECTED AILERON CABLES AND PULLEYS AND ADJUSTED CABLE TENSION.

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