Service difficulty report · Elevator · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
May 20, 2006
Submitted
May 20, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1255K
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
0505
Aircraft time
9,471 hours, 6,403 cycles
Part
Elevator
Part number
5534000204
Part serial
506
Condition
Maint Error
Location
Rt Elevator
Part time
9,471 hours, 6,403 cycles
Component
Horozontal Stab · Cessna
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

AFTER A REPAIR AT ANOTHER FACILITY THIS ELEVATOR WAS IN A BIND AND NOT ABLE TO STREAMILINE WITH THE STABILIZER (COULD NOT RIG). IT APPEARS THAT THIS CONTROL WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY IN A JIG FIXTURE. WHILE REPLACING THE UPPER AND LOWER SKINS IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT THE FWD. SPAR WAS DAMAGED BY ALLOWING DRILL BITS TO GO THROUGH AND IMPACT ON THE SPAR. THIS CAUSED THE FWD. SPAR TO ALSO BE REPLACED.

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