Service difficulty report · Servo Drive · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
January 1, 2009
Submitted
July 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500124
Aircraft time
7,925 hours, 4,811 cycles
Part
Servo Drive
Part number
4006719903
Part serial
98030498
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Ailerons
Part time
4,400 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, AUTOPILOT BEGAN TO ASCILLATE (ROLL). DISENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT. AFTER LEVELING AR 15,000, WE ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENGAGE THE AUTOPILOT, BUT WERE UNABLE. CONCURRENTLY, THE "YD FAIL LOWER B" CAS MESSAGE WAS OBSERVED. AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. ON THE GROUND, ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FGCS, BUT WERE UNABLE. "YD FAIL LOWER B" MESSAGE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERSON SERVO DRIVE ASSY 10. REMOVED AND INSTALLED "INSPECTED" SERVO DRIVE ASSY IAW MM SEC 22-10-01 REV 38. P/T DRIVE. F/TED OK. INSTALLED PANEL REMOVED FOR ACCESS.

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