SDR CA100920009

Service difficulty report · Bushing · Cessna A185E

Difficulty date: September 1, 2010
Submitted: January 4, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Make and model: Cessna A185E
Aircraft time: 10,271 hours
System (JASC): 2731 · Elevator Tab Control System
Part: Bushing
Condition: Missing
Location: Hinge
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

(CAN) DURING A INSPECTION, FOUND BUSHING (0712500-14) MISSING OUT OF HOUSING HINGE ASSY (PN 0712500-6), BUSHING HAD FALLEN OUT OF ASSY AND TRIM JACK, HINGE ASSY WAS ABLE TO MOVE VERTICALLY ON HINGE BUSHING. TRIM JACKS REMOVED, HOUSING ASSY REPLACED AND TRIM JACKS REINSTALLED.

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