Service difficulty report · Guide · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
June 4, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft time
8,252 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE73131C
Part
Guide
Part number
F50B381003111
Condition
Bent
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
8,351 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

GUIDE PLATE SEPARATED FROM HORIZONTAL STAB FILLET, WAS FOUND LYING BETWEEN VERTICAL STABILIZER AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. UNIT HAD BEEN CRUSHED BETWEEN HORIZONTAL STAB AND VERTICAL STAB AS STAB WAS TRIMMED POTENTIAL THAT GUIDE PLATE COULD HAVE MOVED AFT AND JAMMED ELEVATOR LINKAGE. UNIT WAS REMOVED STRAIGHTENED AND REATTACHED TO HORIZONTAL STAB FILLET ASSEMBLY PER MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS "SRM SI-20-05, S0-10-04, HORIZONTAL STAB WAS TRIMMED THROUGHOUT ITS ENTIRE RANGE AND NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.