Service difficulty report · Aileron · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
March 25, 2019
Submitted
March 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N143C
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
043
Aircraft time
3,961 hours, 2,833 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306A
Part
Aileron
Part number
4AS181001502
Part serial
242
Condition
Iced
Location
Zone 600
Part time
3,961 hours, 2,833 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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 CRUISE ALTITUDE AILERONS WOULD NOT RESPOND, PILOT HAD TO PULL AILERON ROLL DISCONNECT FOUND THAT THE LT WOULD RESPOND AND RT STILL HAD NO RESPONSE PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND ASK FOR A NEW DESTINATION TO KGJT UPON SHORT FINAL INTO KGJT PILOT REPORTED REGAINING CONTROL OF RT AILERON. PILOT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN AND WEATHER AT DEPARTURE. MET AIRCRAFT ON LANDING TO INSPECT AILERONS FOUND MOISTURE BETWEEN AILERONS AND SEALS FREEZING AT ALTITUDE PREVENTING RT AILERON FROM MOVING FREELY IN FLIGHT. DRIED ALL MOISTURE FROM UNDER SEAL AREA, CLEANED WING SEALS, INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE NONE NOTED AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED AILERON RECONNECT PROCEDURES AND OPERATED AILERONS WITH AUX PUMP THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 27-10-00 AILERON AND TAB ADJUSTMENT/TEST. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. DETERMINED ROOT CAUSE TO BE MOISTURE BETWEEN AILERON AND SEALS FREEZING AT ALTITUDE AND PREVENTING RT AILERON FROM MOVING FREELY IN FLIGHT.