Service difficulty report · Pulley · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
September 21, 2004
Submitted
November 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N690HM
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft serial
11159
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110T
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Pulley
Condition
Fod
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
NR
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

WHILE IN FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE AILERON BINDING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE COMPLETE AILERON SYSTEM, IT IS SUSPECTED THAT FOD HAD COME IN CONTACT BETWEEN THE AFT AILERON PULLEY AND CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE AILERON BALANCE CABLE, AFT PULLEY, FORWARD AND AFT AILERON CABLE ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED. THE CABLES WERE RIGGED AND TRAVELS CHECKED IAW MM. THE ENTIRE AC BELLY WAS INSPECTED AND CLEANED FOR ANY FOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN WITH ALL FLIGHT CONTROL OPERATIONS NORMAL. (GL11200414316)