Service difficulty report · Hinge · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 29, 2024
Submitted
April 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1440Z
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605750
Aircraft time
3,029 hours, 3,466 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Hinge
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Elevator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THIS AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE BY WEST STAR CHATANOOGA, WHERE THEY COMPLETED DOCS 1, 3, 6, 11, 12, AND 16. WE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO KGYY, WHERE GARY JET CENTER COMPLETED THEIR PREBUY INSPECTION AND NOTED MAJOR QUALITY ESCAPES. THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED CRACKING DAMAGE TO THE LH ELEVATOR, OUTBD HINGE, OUTBD HINGE HALF (P/N 6634003-61) COMMON TO THE LOWER FLANGE; RH AILERON, CENTER HINGE, OUTBD HINGE HALF (P/N 6624034-16) COMMON TO THE LOWER FLANGE; RUDDER, LOWER HINGE, UPR HINGE HALF (P/N 6631210-44) COMMON TO THE RH FLANGE; AND STRINGER 15L (P/N 6612026-3) COMMON TO THE AFT END AT THE 63% CHORD BULKHEAD. WE WERE NOTIFIED BY GARY JET OF THESE FINDINGS, AND AFTER FIGURING OUT WHO COULD PERFORM THE NECESSARY REPAIRS, CONTACTED OUR PMI. WE THEN WORKED TO SECURE AN NTO LETTER FROM TEXTRON, AND GOT A SFP TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT TO KTOL WHERE TOLEDO JET IS DOING THE REPAIRS. I WILL BE SENDING PICTURES TO SUPPORT THIS.

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