SDR 2025F00070

Service difficulty report · Cable · Gulstm G280

Difficulty date
March 6, 2025
Submitted
March 21, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N79DH
Make and model
Gulstm G280
Aircraft serial
2213
Aircraft time
2,005 hours, 1,060 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
30P530011501501
Part serial
NA
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Part time
2,005 hours, 1,060 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT CRUISE AUTOPILOT KICKED OFF DUE TO CAS MESSAGE: AP 1-2 FAIL-ELEV SRVO ALONG WITH STICK PUSHER FAIL. FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED ELEVATORS ARE VERY STIFF TO MOVE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ONE HOUR OUT OF KPHX, AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL INTO KPHX. GULFSTREAM FAST TECHNICIANS (UNDER THEIR WORK ORDER: FA34577) TROUBLESHOT AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCIES AND FOUND ELEVATOR AUTOPILOT SERVO HARD FAILED. ALSO, FOUND FORWARD R/H UPR ELEVATOR CABLE P/N: 30P530011501-501 (IPC-170A) ROUTED INCORRECTLY OVER SPACER P/N: NAS42DD6-202N (IPC-320). ELEVATOR CABLE HAS CUT THROUGH SPACER AND WAS NOW GRINDING AGAINST THE SPACERS ATTACHING BOLT P/N: NAS1580A3T54 (IPC-325). REFERENCE GULFSTREAM G280 IPC 27-00-00 FIGURE 1, ITEM 170A, 320, 325. ELEVATOR ROUTING OVER SPACER LIKELY CAUSED ADDITIONAL FRICTION ON ELEVATOR AUTOPILOT SERVO MOTOR CAUSING IT'S FAILURE.