Service difficulty report · Bolt · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
December 16, 2021
Submitted
December 30, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
9589
Aircraft time
6,779 hours, 3,041 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
3760467
Condition
Abnormal
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

AT 410 AUTO PILOT KICKED OFF. ENTERED SLIGHT LT ROLL, HARD TO BRING WINGS LEVEL. EXECUTED CHECKLIST USING PILOT SIDE FOR ROLL CONTROL & DIVERTED. NO PANELS OR DAMAGE TO WING. ALL OTHER CONTROLS NORMAL. AILERON CONTROL MINIMAL UNTIL LOWER ALTITUDE & SLOWER SPEED. NEVER RETURNED TO NORMAL. INSPECTED ALL PCU'S, FOUND HYD FLUID RESIDUE ON PCUS. CLEANED PCUS & PERFORMED LEAK CHECK IAW MM 27-11-25. NO LEAKS NOTED. LOWERED FLAPS. INSPECTED ALL AILERON WING CABLES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AILERON SYS OPS CKS IAW MM 27-11-00, ALL TRAVELS CK'D GOOD, NO BINDING NOTED, DID NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND EMINATING FROM THE RT AILERON PCU BEARINGS. CP/CN RT AILERON PCU TOGGLE LINK AFT BOLTS & BEARING REPLACED WITH NEW UNITS. VISUAL INSPECTION OF AILERON PULLEYS & PULLEY COVER LOCATED IN LT WHEEL WELL. NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED SEVERAL MORE CYCLES OF AILERON SYS. NO FAULTS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 27-11-00.