Service difficulty report · Cable · Beech B200

Difficulty date
February 27, 2013
Submitted
February 27, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N716AV
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1876
Aircraft time
1,709 hours
Part
Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITED BY RUDDER BOOST CABLE BEFORE CONTACTING LIMIT STOP. RE-RIGGED BOOST CABLE, CHECKED RIG AND TRAVELS IAW MM AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS. RUDDER SEEMED TO HAVE POSITIVE STOP AND HAD ALMOST FULL TRAVEL. CLOSE EXAMINATION OF STOPS AS WELL AS LISTENING FOR AUDIBLE 'BUMP' SHOULD BE PAID TO CONTROL SURFACES WHEN PERFORMING INSPECTIONS.

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