Service difficulty report · Pulley · Doug DC872F

Difficulty date
September 13, 2013
Submitted
September 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872F
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
96,029 hours, 23,894 cycles
Part
Pulley
Condition
Dragging
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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 FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK, AILERON DID NOT RETURN TO CENTER POSITION AND FELT STIFF ON RT MOVEMENT. RETURNED TO BLOCKS. TROUBLESHOT AILERON SYS FOUND TWO PULLEYS DRAGGING ON RT AILERON CABLE AND FAIRLEAD CONTACTING PULLEY. CLEANED AND LUBED PULLEYS AND REPOSITIONED FAIRLEAD. SYS OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 27-10-0.

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