Service difficulty report · Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 22, 2017
Submitted
April 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
37,856 hours, 39,941 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
9503417101XX
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AILERONS BINDING & HARD TO MOVE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. AFT F/A REPORTS GRINDING NOISE DURING YOKE MOVEMENT. FOUND GRINDING NOISE TO BE CABLE RUN UNDER PANEL 245DZ, CUTTING INTO PANEL'S AFT MIDDLE AREA, REPOSITIONED PANEL, NOW NO GRINDING NOISE HEARD WHILE MOVING CABLES FULL DEFLECTION. CHECKED AND ADJUSTED CONTROL COLUMN CHAINS. GVI PERFORMED OF AILERON CABLES AND CHECK OF CONTROL FORCE FOR AILERONS. W/O 220507 ACCOMPLISHED OTHER WORK PERFORMED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.