Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
December 20, 2008
Submitted
June 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N845QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258545
Aircraft time
5,746 hours, 3,837 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Frozen
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AT V/R ACFT WOULD NOT ROTATE WITH CONTROL INPUTS AND ELEVATOR /AIL TRIM LIGHT COME ON. DUE TO LOCAL ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. (RAIN/ COLD WEATHER) SUSPECT MOISTURE FOUND IN LWR REAL EQUIPMENT BAY AREA MAY HAVE ACCUMULATED AND FROZE ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES/ PULLEYS. REMOVED MOISTURE FROM REAR EQUIPMENT BAY AND CLEANED AFFECTED FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES/ PULLEYS. LUBRICATED PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS. (AILERON, RUDDER, ELEVATOR) AND TRIM TABS/ JACKS IAW MFG AFMS PN: AFMS, CHP 007-001-001. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF AILERON CNTRL AND AILERON TRIM CONTROL AND AILERON OUT OF TRIM INDICATOR SYS IAW MM 27-10-00. ALL FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF RUDDER AND ELEVATOR CONTROL SECOND TRIM CONTROL SYS IAW MM 27-20-00 AND 27-30-00, ALL FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED ELEVATOR OUT OF TRIM ANNUNCIATOR FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW MM 27-30-00, FUNCTIONAL CHECK GOOD.