Service difficulty report · Antenna · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 20, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft time
2,442 hours
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Antenna
Part number
14379
Condition
Broken
Location
Tensioner
Component
Tensioner
Component part number
5ARM30011C5
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

(CAN) PILOTS REPORTED VIBRATION IN FLOORBOARDS 240 TO 260 KIAS AT ARRIVAL. DURING INSPECTION NOTICED THE HF ANTENNA BROKEN OFF AT THE TENSIONER UNIT ON FIN, THE COPPER WIRE BROKEN. THIS OCCURRED AT 2638.1 HRES AND 2308 CYCLES. THIS WIRE ANTENNA WAS REPLACED DEC 11/ 01 FOR EXACTILY THE SAME PROBLEM AT 1055.2 HRES AND 946 CYCLES. THIS CAUSED ONLY MINOR SCRATCHES ON THE TAILCONE. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS THE POSSIBILY OF THIS WIRE INTERFERING WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. WE ARE EVALUATING THE NEED TO REPLACE THE WIRE ANTENNA ON A REGULAR BASIS (EVERY 500 HOURS) TO PREVENT RE-OCCURRENCE.

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