Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 18, 2014
Submitted
August 18, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N630QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605130
Aircraft time
11,687 hours, 9,247 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
663110215
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
11,687 hours, 9,247 cycles
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

FOUND A CRACKED HORIZONTAL STAB PIVOT BOLT FITTING ASSY. WHICH WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE LOWER SUPPORT CLIP. UPON REMOVING THE LOWER SUPPORT TEE CLIP WE NOTICED THE HOLES WERE ELONGATED A LITTLE SO WE REQUESTED FROM MFG STRUCTURES ENGINEERING TO UPSIZING THE ORIGINAL BLUE PRINT FASTENERS FROM HL18PB5-XX TO HL18PB6-XX WHICH TOOK CARE OF THE ISSUE WE FOUND. INSTALLED NEW HORIZONTAL PIVOT BOLT FITTING, PN 6631102-15 AND NEW LOWER CLIP ASSEMBLY, PN'S 6631202-8 AND 6631202-7.

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