Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Beech B300

Difficulty date
July 7, 2016
Submitted
August 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL885
Aircraft time
1,795 hours, 1,528 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
3511507122
Condition
Out Of Alignment
Location
Aileron
Part time
1,795 hours, 1,528 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE, EXCESSIVE AILERON INPUT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. CREW LEVELED THE ACFT AT 3000 FT AFTER NOTIFYING ATC. CREW TRIED TO RETRIM THE ACFT SEVERAL TIMES AND DETERMINED THERE WAS AN AILERON/AILERON TRIM ISSUE. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT WAS JUST RELEASED FROM A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LT AND RT AILERONS WERE REMOVED DURING THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT. DURING THE LT AND RT AILERON INSTALLATION PROCESS THE INBD LOWER ATTACHED SCREWS ON EACH OF THE AILERONS DID NOT CAPTURE THE HINGE BRACKETS. REPLACED CENTER HINGE ON LT AND RT AILERONS DUE TO AILERONS NOT LINING UP ON ALL 3 HINGE ATTACH POINTS. REINSTALLED LT AND RT AILERONS. A SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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