Service difficulty report · Pulley · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
July 31, 2008
Submitted
August 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47710
Aircraft time
75,544 hours, 76,887 cycles
Part
Pulley
Condition
Defective
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLIGHT RETURNED TO A SAFE LANDING AT DTW AFTER CREW DETERMINED AILERONS WERE BINDING DURING LT TURNS. CONTROL CHECK WAS NORMAL ON THE GROUND BOTH BEFORE TAKEOFF AND DURING TAXI IN AFTER RETURN. LT TURNS REQUIRED THE MOST EFFORT BUT AILERON CONTROL WAS DIFFICULT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND ROLL RESPONSE WAS NOTABLY SLOW WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A DEFECTIVE AILERON CONTROL PULLEY IN THE RT WING. CABLE TENSION AND RIG WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE SYSTEM RETURNED TO OPERATIONAL CONDITION. (S)

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