Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
August 17, 2010
Submitted
August 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800180
Aircraft time
2,234 hours, 1,511 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Actuator
Part number
2A5202D
Part serial
D0408
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ROLL SYSTEM CONTROL FAULT AMBER CAS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. ACCESSED THE ROLL RATIO CHANGER ACTUATOR. NOTED GOOD CONNECTIVITY. ACTUATOR & AREA CLEAN. CONNECTED PITOT/STATIC. PERFORMED THE RAIO CHANGER POSITION CHECK. AT 300 KNOTS DIMENSION OF MALMENT IS IN SPEC. AT 300 KTS ACTUATOR MADE AN UNCOMMANDED UNDEMENT WITH STEADY AIRSPEED. MONITORED CMC FOR ASSOCIATED PCB. NOTED THAT IMPORTANT PARAMETERS ARE ALL XXX'D OUT. REMOVED ACTUATOR AND INSTALLED O/H UNIT. OPS CHECK DUE. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS. NOTED SMOOTH OPERATION WITH NO UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENTS. TRAVEL DISTANCE CHECKED GOOD. OPS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF TCAS AND COM2 SYS. OPS CHECKED OK. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 27-10-00.