Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 8, 2013
Submitted
March 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383WA
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48412
Aircraft time
66,325 hours, 13,034 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Actuator
Part number
2009005011
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Rt Aileron
Stage of operation
AP
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

CREW REPORTED "AUTO PILOT 2 UNAVAILABLE IN FLIGHT. TURNING FINAL APPROACH AUTO PILOT 1 DISCONNECTED. ROLL CONTROL HAD RESISTANCE". DURING TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE FOUND, WITH ELECTRICAL POWER REMOVED FROM ACTUATOR AND WITH INPUT MECHANISM TO ACTUATOR DISCONNECTED, RIGHT INBOARD AILERON DEFLECTED TO FULL RIGHT WING DOWN POSITION. WHEN FORCE WAS APPLIED TO INPUT LEVER UNABLE TO CONTROL POSITION OF AILERON. FOUND RIGHT INBOARD AILERON ACTUATOR BYPASSING CONTROL SOLENOID.

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