Service difficulty report · Unknown · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
April 9, 2013
Submitted
April 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502BG
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
15
Aircraft time
26,263 hours, 19,108 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Flight Control
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4578 THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THEY NOTICED HEAVY AILERON CONTROL AND AT TIMES YOKE FELT LIKE IT WAS LOCKED. IT REQUIRED MORE FORCE THAN NORMAL TO DISPLACE AT TIMES IT BANKED EASY LEFT BUT HARD RIGHT AND THEN IT WOULD REVERSE AND BANK HARD LEFT AND EASY RIGHT. CONTROLS OK ON GROUND. NO EICAS INDICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED AILERON INSP/CHECK AND AILERON CTL SYSTEM ADJ TEST IAW CRJ AMM 27-11-00. AILERON INSP/CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALSO AILERON CTL SYSTEM ADJ/TEST GOOD WITH NO DEFETCS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FCF PURPOSES ONLY. COMPLIED WITH RE-INSPECT OF LEFT O/B AILERON RUB BLOCK PER EO CR-5700-143. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. TDMI REMAINS OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.