Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
August 14, 2009
Submitted
August 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116QS
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK385
Aircraft time
2,492 hours, 2,275 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Loose
Location
Spoilers
Stage of operation
CR
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

CONTROL YOKE SLOPPY IN FIRST 2-3 INCHES OF TRAVEL, MORE PRONOUNCED IN LT TURNS. AT LOW SPEED (200 KIAS WITH FLAPS UP) THE FIRST 3 " OF TRAVEL HAS NO EFFECT. WITH FLT SPOILER DEPLOYED, YOKE IS NEARLY UNMOVABLE. CHKD OTBD & INBD SPOILER CABLE TENSIONS. FOUND LT OB SPOILER CABLE TENSION LOW & ADJUSTED TO WITHIN LIMITS. CHKD SPOILER CABLE TENSIONS. FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. INSP SPOILER CABLES. REINSTALLED A PULLEY GUIDE PIN FOUND LOOSE & REMOVED FOD. PERFORMED RANGE OF MOVEMENT OF SPOILERS & FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. DEPLOYED SPEED BRAKES & MOVED YOKE FULL TRAVEL LT & RT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHKD AUTOPILOT SPOILER SERVO CONTROL WITH A/P ENGAGED & OPS FOUND TO BE NORMAL. WORKED IAW AMM 27-60-00-201 AND 22-13-00-201.