What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION WE FOUND THE AUTOPILOT SERVO CABLE PULLEY BRACKET CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS THROUGH ONE ATTACH RIVET & WENT TO THE END OF THE BRACKET. REPLACED BRACKET & SENT SERVICE CONDITION REPORT 745468.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2016
- Submitted
- February 16, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N551QS
- Make and model
- Cessna 560XL
- Aircraft serial
- 5605221
- Aircraft time
- 8,816 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2215 · Autopilot Main Servo
- Part
- Pulley Bracket
- Part number
- 66611542
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Autopilot Sys
- 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.