Service difficulty report · Aileron · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 13, 2012
Submitted
December 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0225
Aircraft time
10,632 hours, 10,483 cycles
Part
Aileron
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
CR
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

AILERON, RUDDER AND ELEVATOR TRIM TOO STIFF, ELEVATOR TRIM SOMETIMES JAMS DURING FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOT ALERON TRIM IAW C208 MM CH 27-10-02 PG 101 AND LUBED SYSTEM IAW MM 27-10-02 PG 601. TROUBLESHOOT RUDDER TRIM IAW MM 27-20-02 PG 102 AND LUBED FLEX SHAFT ASST IAW MM 27-20-00. TROUBLESHOOT ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM FOUND RIGHT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR 4 TEETH OUT OF RIG, RE-RIGGED SYSTEM IAW M/M 27-30-02 PG 210, SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD IAW CH 27-30-03 P1.

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