Service difficulty report · Yoke · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 2, 2016
Submitted
January 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48623
Aircraft time
57,215 hours, 11,364 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Excess Play
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TURNS TO THE RT, MORE PRONOUNCED AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 300 KTS, AN APPARENT PERCEIVED BIND IN THE YOKE. THEN LET’S GO & YOKE WILL THEN MOVE. ALSO NOTICED THIS WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. PLAY IN THE YOKE, CAPTAINS SIDE. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF AILERON SYS. COMPLETED AILERON ADJUSTMENT & TEST. NO ADJUSTMENTS MADE, ALL CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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