Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
January 22, 2025
Submitted
January 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20566
Aircraft time
9,989 hours, 5,772 cycles
Part
Gust Lock
Condition
Installed
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AILERON CONTROL: PLEASE EVALUATE THE AILERONS AND CABLES. THE PLANE WAS LEFT OVERNIGHT WITH THE GUST LOCK ENGAGED AND THE YOKE LEVEL. WHEN WE ARRIVED TO PREFLIGHT THE NEXT DAY, WE FOUND THE GUST LOCK STILL ON, THE YOKE MOVED FULL LEFT, THE LEFT AILERON UP AND THE RIGHT AILERON DOWN. MCC REPORTED ONLY THE SERVICE HUB HAD ACCESSED THE PLANE, NO OTHER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. SIGNATURE LINE REPORTED THAT WE WERE PARKED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER PLANES ALL DAY. SUSPECT JET BLAST OVERPOWERED THE GUST LOCK. CORRECTIVE ACTION: AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM EVALUATED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW CL350 AMM 27-11-00-710-802.