Service difficulty report · Cable · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 12, 2005
Submitted
February 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500162
Aircraft time
3,507 hours, 2,115 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
9516X166
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Actuator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL410 WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, ACFT BEGAN 10 DEG LT & RT ROLL OSCILLATION WITH A 1 SEC TIME AMPLITUDE. OSCILLATIONS CONTINUED 18 MINS. OPS NORMAL WITH AP DISENGAGED. DESCENDED TO FL360. RE-ENGAGED AP & 5 MINS LATER AUTO PILOT ENGAGED, OSCILLATIONS BEGAN AGAIN WITH CYAN CAS MESSAGE AILERON RATIO LOW. CONFIRMED LT AILERON OSCILLATING. ALL HYD PRESS & QTY NORMAL. FOUND FWD FUSELAGE AILERON CABLE TENSION HIGH. ADJUSTED Y2 TURN IN SPEC. CHECKED & FOUND LT AILERON POSITION DRIVE COUPLER CRACKED, REPLACED AILERON RESOLVER FLEX LINE. CHECKED & FOUND A+B AILERON RATIO ACTUATORS LEAKING, REPLACED BOTH ACTUATORS. INSTALLED FWD FAIRING PANELS, INSPECTED RIG & CONDITION OF AILERON RESOLVER SYS, NO DEFECTS.

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