Service difficulty report · Shaft · Cndair CL6002D24

Difficulty date
August 21, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002D24
Part
Shaft
Part number
513001
Condition
Broken
Location
Pcu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECKS AT THE GATE THE RUDDER WOULD NOT MAKE FULL TRAVEL ON JUST ONE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ONE AT A TIME. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND NR 1 PCU ROD END SHEARED OFF. MX REPLACED THE PCU, ADDRESSED THE DAMAGE AND RE-RIGGED THE SYSTEM.