Service difficulty report · Rudder · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
October 28, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N882CA
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
155
Aircraft time
601 hours, 414 cycles
Part
Rudder
Part number
4555400001V3800
Part serial
0246
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Empennage
Part time
601 hours, 414 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON RE-INSTALLATION OF RUDDER AFTER INSTALLATION OF S/B 45-55-6, FOUND THAT THE RUDDER TRAVEL WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREES IN LIEU OF 30 +/-1 DEGREES AS PER LEARJET AMM 27-20-00. WHEN TRAVEL WAS CORRECTED, DISCOVERED THAT THE BOTTOM SKIN OF RUDDER WAS CONTACTING THE SKIN PRIOR TO ACHIEVING FULL TRAVEL.. THE RUDDER WAS REPLACED WITH SAME P/N (S/N 0155). NO OTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED AT THAT TIME.