Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 14, 2012
Submitted
December 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24555
Aircraft time
61,220 hours, 40,793 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
TO
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

CREW REPORTED THAT EITHER A LEFT WING DIP OR A RIGHT WING RISE OCCURRED ON TAKEOFF OUT OF ORD. THIS HAD TO BE COUNTERED WITH A LARGE RIGHT AILERON INPUT. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION . QUICK CHECK OF SPOILER ACTUATORS FOR HISSING SOUNDS AND EXCESSIVE HEAT. NO FAULTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED DVI OF AILERON WING WING CABLE PULLEYS FOR EXCESSIVE PLAY AND UNEVEN WEAR WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. CHECKED WING SPOILER AND AILERON CABLE TENSIONS IAW AMM 27-61-00 AND 27-11-00. SPOILER CABLES OK. RERIGGED AILERON CABLES.

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