SDR SWIA972529

Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
April 21, 2001
Submitted
April 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120316
Aircraft time
12,053 hours, 17,202 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Bellcrank
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Lt Aileron
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON DOWNWIND THE AILERONS FROZE FOR 12 SECONDS, WE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE YOKE. ON BASE TURN THE AILERONS FROZE FOR 5 SECONDS AND ON FINAL THE AILERONS FROZE FROM APPROX 200 FT AGL UNTIL 20 SECONDS AFTER ROLLOUT. AUTOPILOT WAS CONFIRMED DISCONNECTED BY BOTH PILOTS. WHEN AILERONS WERE FROZEN THE YOKE WAS NEUTRAL AND UNMOVEABLE BY BOTH PILOTS. REMOVED UPPER AND LOWER ACCESS PANELS TO LEFT AND RIGHT AILERONS. INSPECTED YOKE CHAIN DRIVE. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND PANEL MISSING 2 SCREWS ON LT AILERON JUST FWD OF THE TRIM TAB. LEADING EDGE WAS BENT FORWARD AND IMPEDING TRAVEL ON LEFT AILERON BELLCRANK. RE-SECURED PANEL. SCREW HOLES ARE NOT ELONGATED. CLOSED ALL PANELS. CONTROL DISCONNECT LIGHTS OUT ON MAP.

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