# SDR PLGA725951G

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: July 25, 1995
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N833BE
- Make and model: Bac AVRO146RJ70A
- Aircraft serial: E1224
- System (JASC): [2710 · Aileron Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2710)
- Part: Control Mech
- Condition: Decoupled
- Location: Aileron System
- Stage of operation: AP
- Nature of condition: F
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PLGA725951G

## Discrepancy

JFK - FLT 4838 - DURING FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT, ACFT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM PRECEDING AIRBUS A340.  ACFT ROLLED 35 DEG TO LEFT & AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED.  PILOT APPLIED CORRECTIVE INPUT AT WHICH POINT AILERONS DECOUPLED (SYS SPLIT).  ROLL CORRECTED & FLT CONTINUED LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MX PERFORMED ALL FUNCTIONAL & OPERATIONAL CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS FND.  ACFT RETURNED TO SERV.  SDR IS TO CLOSE OUT SDR OF 7-25-95 IN WHICH WAKE TURBULANCE ENCOUNTERED CAUSING AILERON SYS TO DECOUPLE.  INVEST FND NO DEFECTS WITH INTERCONNECT UNIT.  TESTING PERFORMED WITH NEW UNIT & UNIT INSTALLED AT TIME OF INCIDENT, ALL WITHIN DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.  ORIG INTERCONNECT STRUT REINSTALLED & ACFT RETNED TO SERV.(X)

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