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Service difficulty report · Aileron Sys · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date: April 16, 2011
Submitted: April 25, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N706QS
Make and model: Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial: 131
Aircraft time: 3,980 hours, 2,468 cycles
System (JASC): 2710 · Aileron Control System
Part: Aileron Sys
Condition: Inoperative
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: F, I
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

AT 40,000 FT NOTICED THE AUTOPILOT DOING BABY DUTCH ROLLS TO STAY ON COUSE. AFTER DISSCONNECTING THE AUTOPILOT FOUND NEITHER PILOT HAD CONTROL OF THE AILERONS. ACFT WOULD NOT TURN WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE APPLIED TO THE YOKE. OUSIDE AIR TEMP -35 TAT. -64 SAT. AFTER DECENDING TO FL240 AND WAITING ABOUT 20 MINS , WE REGAINED NORMAL CONTROL OF THE AILERONS. AIR TEMP AT FL240 , TAT 4 , SAT -25.