Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
December 8, 2003
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft time
5,423 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE73131C
Part
Control Rod
Part number
F50B273517
Condition
Failed
Location
Elevator
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

(CAN) DURING C CHECK INSPECTION, ELEVATOR PUSH/PULL CONTROL ROD WAS FOUND WITH A WEAR MARK OF 1.37 LONG, .34 WIDE AND .0125 DEEP. THE WEAR MARK WAS CAUSED BY INTERFERENCE WITH A GEAR TYPE CLAMP ON AN ECS DUCT UNDER THE AFT CABIN VANITY. THE GEAR/SCREW PORTION OF THE CLAMP WAS POSITIONED AGAINST THE TUBE. LOOSENING THE CLAMP AND ROTATING IT SO SCREW/GEAR PORTION WAS AT 12 O`CLOCK POSITION RECTIFIED THE INTERFERENCE PROBLEM. CONTROL ROD WAS REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT.