Service difficulty report · None · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
March 15, 2010
Submitted
April 2, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N402FG
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
87
Part
None
Condition
None
Location
None
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(JGVR) THESE CONTROL COLUMNS WERE REMOVED FOR ACCESS FOR AN EPIC INSTALLATION. UPON REINSTALLATION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT IF THE AILERON PUSH-PULL TUBE BOLT IS INSTALLED IAW ILLUSTRATION IN THE MM AND THE IPC. THE THREADS FROM THE BOLT WILL CONTACT THE CONTROL COLUMN CABLE. TECHS STATE THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS CONDITION ON ANOTHER OCCASION. PUSH-PULL TUBE ROD WAS ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND CHECKED FOR CLEARANCEES AT BOTH ROD ENDS. NO CLEARANCE ISSUES AT THIS TIME. MM AND PARTS CATALOG SHOULD BE UPDATED TO REFLECT PROPER CONTROL ROD FIXED NUT PLATE POSITION.