Service difficulty report · Actuator

Difficulty date
May 1, 2023
Submitted
May 1, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840QS
Aircraft serial
7000087
Aircraft time
100 hours, 44 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
99162034
Part serial
0112
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Aileron
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI OUT RECEIVED NO TAKEOFF WITH CHECK AILERON ON PREFLIGHT PAGE. AILERON SYNOPTIC INDICATED FULL RT AMBER TRIANGLE THAT CHANGED TO AMBER X ON AIL SYNOPTIC DISPLAY. UNABLE TO MOVE AIRLERON TRIM WITH SWITCH. PERFORMED ARES DOWNLOAD, PERFORMED VISUAL INSP OF ACTUATOR & WIRING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED WIRING BETWEEN ACTUATOR & GEA#3, NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUSPECT ACTUATOR AT FAULT. R & R TRIM ACTUATOR. AILERON TRIM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 27-13-05. AFTER AILERON TRIM ACT R & R, NOTED RT AILERON STILL HAD AMBER X ON FLT CONTROL SYNOPTICS. PERFORMED MINOR ADJUST TO MOUNT OF AILERON POSITION SENSOR. AILERON POSITION READING CORRECT & AMBER X CLEARED IAW AMM 27-10-25.