Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
November 17, 2003
Submitted
November 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
81,430 hours, 1,292 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aileron Control
Part time
81,430 hours, 33,592 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE B-CHECK INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND RT AILERON INBOARD CONTROL TAB CABLE BRACKET CRACKED. AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE IT WILL BE PROVIDED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED INBOARD AILERON, RT AILERON MANUAL REVERSION CONTROL ROD, 5 EACH RT AILERON BUS CABLE, RT INNERCONNECT EYEBOLT AND RT AILERON CONTROL ACTUATOR PER ALL APPLICALBE MANUALS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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