Service difficulty report · Aileron Sys · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 26, 2015
Submitted
July 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4457
Aircraft time
4,140 hours, 4,418 cycles
Part
Aileron Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER PUSHBACK AND PRIOR TO TAXI, F/O NOTICED RESISTANCE TO AILERON WHEN DEFLECTED TO THE RT. SMOOTH DEFLECTION TO THE LT. RETURNED TO GATE. PERFORMED GVI OF LT AND RT WING AILERON CONTROL SYS AND GAP SEALS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED OPS TEST OF AILERON CONTROL SYS REF AMM 27-10-00-710-801. FOUND INTERMITTENT RESISTANCE TOWARDS FULL RT AILERON DEFLECTION. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF AILERON CABLE TENSIONS IAW AMM TASK 27-10-00-720-803. PERFOREMD AILERON SPLITTER QUADRANT TO AILERON TERMINAL QUADRANT RIGGING FOR BOTH LT AND RT WING IAW AMM TASK 27-10-00-830-805. OPS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF ROLL SPOILER SYS IAW AMM 29-61-00-710-801. OPS CHECKED GOOD. COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK , ENSURED FULL TRAVEL AND VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW GPM 9.2, FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK. RETURN TO SERVICE.