Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 24, 2011
Submitted
March 24, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N669TT
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605684
Aircraft time
1,365 hours, 1,208 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Support Bracket
Part number
666105122
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING MX (PERFORMING MSG3 TASK 27-90-20-721 RUDDER AND RUDDER TRIM CONTROL SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECK) IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FAIRLEAD TUBE PN 6661051-20 FOR THE RUDDER CABLES, WHICH PASSES THROUGH THE EXTERNAL FRAMES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE AT LBL4.00 WAS TOO SHORT AND WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE CLAMP ON BRACKET PN 6661051-22, INBD AFT SUPPORT AT FS373.75 AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. REPAIR WAS MADE -REPAIR DEFINITION 560XL5684/01RD-"CONTROL CABLE FAIRLEAD SUPPORT EXTENSION".

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