SDR 96ZZZX5417

Service difficulty report · Line · Amd FALCON10

Difficulty date
September 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N163AV
Make and model
Amd FALCON10
Aircraft serial
163
Part
Line
Part number
F10A755401
Condition
Pin Hole
Location
V Stab Rud Servo
Part time
5,033 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON LANDING, THE FLT CREW NOTICED HYD FLUID IN THE AREA OF THE VERT STAB. INVEST REVEALED THE RUD SERVO HYD RETURN LINE HAD BEEN CHAFED BY THE BRAIDED STEEL RUD SERVO LINE PN 000AE90-4-0232 WHERE A PIN HOLE HAD DEVELOPED. LINE WAS REPLACED AND PROTECTED WITH A STRIP OF 'SPIRAL WRAP', ALSO, THE FLEX LINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A SLIGHT TWIST FROM INSTALLATION WHICH ALLOWED THE LINE TO RUB HARD IN CERTAIN RUD POSITIONS, THIS DEFECT WAS FIXED. THE PIN HOLE DEVELOPED IN AN AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE TO VISUAL INSP EVEN WITH THE LEAD EDGE OF THE V STAB ACCESS PANEL REMOVED. REF ALSO FALCON 10 IPC 27-23-05 PG 1-0, ITEMS 144 AND 140.