Service difficulty report · Yoke · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
April 24, 2008
Submitted
April 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK490
Aircraft time
750 hours, 705 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Locked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

IN FLIGHT W/SPOILERS DEPLOYED, AC PITCHED FWD, YOKE LOCKED UP AND ROLL AUTHORITY WAS LOST UNTIL SPOILERS WERE STOWED. INSPECTED SPOILERS AND SPOILER CABLES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DEPLOYED SPOILERS WITH HYDRAULIC POWER AND CHECKED YOKE FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, CHECKS GOOD. INSPECTED PITCH TRIM AND ROLL BOTH OPERATE NORMALY. ALL WORK IAW MM 27-60-00, 27-10-00.

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