Service difficulty report · Control Wheel · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
January 19, 2009
Submitted
February 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605CS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800001
Aircraft time
4,063 hours, 2,798 cycles
Part
Control Wheel
Condition
Binds
Location
Cockpit
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

AFTER A MODERATE CROSS-WIND TAKEOFF FROM MYEF WITH 20 PERCENT LEFT AILERON APPLIED, THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO RETURN THE CONTROL WHEEL BACK TO A NEUTRAL POSITION. AFTER 2 TO 3 FORCEFUL CLOCKWISE MOVEMENT ATTEMPTS, THE CONTROL WHEEL BECAME FREE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 5000 FT AND <140 KIAS THE CREW PERFORMED A CONTROL CHECK AND FOUND NO DEFAULTS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT TO HPN AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER CONTROL SYSTEM ANOMALIES. THIS AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY IN MAINTENANCE WITH CESSNA AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL ON SITE. CESSNA AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A COMPLETE VISUAL INSPECTION OF AILERON AND ROLL CONTROL CABLES, PULLEYS AND BELLCRANKS IN FUSELAGE AND WINGS. AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM, GUST LOCK SYSTEM, AUTO-PILOT SYSTEM AND ROLL SYSTEM WERE ALL FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 01-26-09.