Service difficulty report · Aileron · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 10, 2005
Submitted
February 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500162
Aircraft time
3,507 hours, 2,115 cycles
Part
Aileron
Condition
Oscillates
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT AT FL410 WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, AIRCRAFT BEGAN 10 DEGREE LEFT AND RIGHT ROLL OSCILLATION WITH A 1 SEC TIME AMPLITUDE. OSCILLATIONS CONTINUED FOR 18 MINS. OPS ARE NORMAL WITH AP DISENGAGED. DESCENDED TO FL360, RE-ENGAGED AP AND 5 MINS LATER AUTO PILOT ENGAGED AND OSCILLATIONS BEGAN AGAIN WITH CYAN CAS MESSAGE, AILERON RATIO LOW. VISUALLY CONFIRMED AT LEAST LEFT AILERON OSCILLATING. ALL HYD PRESS AND QTY NORMAL. ITEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

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