Aileron binding in turn to left. Landed ok.

Attributes
ACN	257480
Time
Date	199311
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jpu
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 2800
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid tower : ict
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6990 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	257480
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight was proceeding to shoot a VOR approach at pkb airport. About 4 NM from jpu VOR at 2800 ft, the following unusual incident occurred: 'in-flight: ailerons, aircraft would not turn to left. Click noise heard before ailerons freed. Flaps up (no ice, in clouds). This occurred 3 times prior to touchdown, once at 4 NM from jpu and twice from jpu to touchdown. Allowed first officer to continue approach and fly aircraft because problem easy to overcome by his words and actions, and wanted to get aircraft on the ground considering, narrative for incident report for NTSB 830 report on 'malfunction of flight controls' sent to chief pilot at company on wkend nov/xx/93 and told incident report would be filed and reported nov/mon/93. Report requires immediate notification to nearest NTSB. Air carrier airways procedures: chief pilot files/reports to FAA/NTSB. PIC or sic required to send narrative to chief pilot and director of maintenance and director of operations. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter did not follow up as to the cause of binding. Aircraft is cable control and suspects it was out of rig. Aircraft did fly out on next sequence after maintenance had been performed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AILERON BINDING IN TURN TO L. LANDED OK.

Narrative: FLT WAS PROCEEDING TO SHOOT A VOR APCH AT PKB ARPT. ABOUT 4 NM FROM JPU VOR AT 2800 FT, THE FOLLOWING UNUSUAL INCIDENT OCCURRED: 'INFLT: AILERONS, ACFT WOULD NOT TURN TO L. CLICK NOISE HEARD BEFORE AILERONS FREED. FLAPS UP (NO ICE, IN CLOUDS). THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, ONCE AT 4 NM FROM JPU AND TWICE FROM JPU TO TOUCHDOWN. ALLOWED FO TO CONTINUE APCH AND FLY ACFT BECAUSE PROB EASY TO OVERCOME BY HIS WORDS AND ACTIONS, AND WANTED TO GET ACFT ON THE GND CONSIDERING, NARRATIVE FOR INCIDENT RPT FOR NTSB 830 RPT ON 'MALFUNCTION OF FLT CTLS' SENT TO CHIEF PLT AT COMPANY ON WKEND NOV/XX/93 AND TOLD INCIDENT RPT WOULD BE FILED AND RPTED NOV/MON/93. RPT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION TO NEAREST NTSB. ACR AIRWAYS PROCS: CHIEF PLT FILES/RPTS TO FAA/NTSB. PIC OR SIC REQUIRED TO SEND NARRATIVE TO CHIEF PLT AND DIRECTOR OF MAINT AND DIRECTOR OF OPS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR DID NOT FOLLOW UP AS TO THE CAUSE OF BINDING. ACFT IS CABLE CTL AND SUSPECTS IT WAS OUT OF RIG. ACFT DID FLY OUT ON NEXT SEQUENCE AFTER MAINT HAD BEEN PERFORMED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.