Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 1, 2011
Submitted
July 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N236LB
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605023
Part
Pushrod
Part number
666016116
Condition
Loose
Location
Elev Trim Act
Part time
4,980 hours
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

OPERATOR FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM PUSHROD ASSY LOOSE BETWEEN FORWARD TUBE AND FORWARD JAM NUT. ALL SAFETY WIRE WAS IN PLACE BETWEEN FORWARD AND AFT JAM NUT. ALSO NOTICED SLIGHT BOW IN TUBE NEAR FORWARD CLEVIS. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. OPERATOR REPLACED ASSY.

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