Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Braero HAWKER1000

Difficulty date
February 3, 2005
Submitted
February 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545QS
Make and model
Braero HAWKER1000
Aircraft serial
259045
Aircraft time
8,926 hours, 5,836 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Control Column
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CONTROLS ARE BINDING. WHILE MOVING THE CONTROLS LT & RT THERE IS A NOISE AND FEELING OF BINDING IN PILOT CONTROL COLUMN. AT HIGHER SPEED MORE PRONOUNCED, AT SLOWER SPEED LESS PRONOUNCED. AFTER PERFORMING DETAIL INSPECTION DETERMINE THAT SLIGHT RATCHETING MOVEMENT IS INTERNAL OF PILOT'S CONTROL COLUMN. PERFORM ONE TIME INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF A FERRY FLIGHT FROM BWI TO ACY, AT ACY ADJUSTED CABLES ON PILOT'S CONTROL COLUMN IAW HAWKER 1000 MM CH 27-10-00, NO BINDING FELT ON EITHER CONTROL COLUMN.