Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Amd FALCON10

Difficulty date
November 17, 2003
Submitted
July 6, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N707AM
Make and model
Amd FALCON10
Aircraft serial
159
Part
Control Rod
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rudder
Part time
6,523 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TIP FROM AUG 03 AC 43-16A RUDDER CONTROL ROD CHAFED. RUDDER CONTROL ROD CRANK AT FRAME NR 37. FOUND YAW DAMPNER ATTACHMENT PIN INSTALLED 180 DEGREE OUT. COTTER KEY AND NUT CHAFED THE ELEVATOR SERVO HYDRAULIC LINE, NO DAMAGE TO LINE NOTED. ID TAG GOUGED. CORRECTED IAW F-10 IPC 27-22-01, FIG 5 SHEET 2 OF 2. CYCLED RUDDER FULL TRAVEL, PROPER OPERATION INDICATED.