Service difficulty report · Servo · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
August 21, 2008
Submitted
May 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
092
Aircraft time
3,936 hours, 2,423 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
6225027102
Part serial
1319P
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Aileron
Part time
2,423 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE AFTER AUTOPILOT WAS DISCONNECTED AND ACFT HAND FLOWN TO LEVEL FLIGHT AILERON AND ELEVATOR SEEMED TO BE LOCKED IN POSITION. AFTER APPOX 30 SECONDS, FORCE APPLIED TO AILERON APPEARED TO BREAK THEM FREE. ACFT ROLLED SMARTLY TO THE RT, ROLL WAS SUCCESSFULLY COUNTERED. CONTROL OF AILERON AND ELEVATOR APPEARED TO BE NORMAL, LANDING WAS MADE W/O FURTHER PROBLEM. A/P SERVO WOULD REMAIN ENGAGED AFTER A/P WAS DISENGAGED. R&R SERVO PN 622-5027 102 SN G486 COMPLIED WITH COMP CODE 221506 AUTOPILOTS ACCURIE SERVO MOTOR (SVO-8515) AND MOUNT SMT 8513. PERFORMED AUTO PILOT SERVO TEST IAW MM 22-10-00 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. ENGAGED AUTO PILOT NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT REPEAT OF DISCREPANCY. SAFETY WIRED SERVO MOUNTING BOLTS AND INSTALLED ACCESS PANEL 059099.