Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
August 20, 2007
Submitted
August 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708LX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500109
Aircraft time
5,216 hours, 3,107 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
673104025
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rudder
Part time
5,216 hours, 3,107 cycles
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.

What was found

MX DISCOVERED CHAFING DAMAGE ON THE FOLLOWING PARTS DURING A SCHEDULED/ REFURB MX EVENT( 6731046-7 UPPER HINGE ASSY, 6731040-25 LOWER HINGE ASSEMBLY, AND THE 6733126-2 SPAR FOR THE 6733120-1 UPPER RUDDER). DAMAGE TO THE 6733126-2 SPAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 0.005 IN. DEEP ON THE UPPER HINGE LOWER LUG, AND 0.010 IN. DEEP ON THE LOWER HINGE UPPER LUG. THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED AS APPROXIMATELY 0.063 IN. OF MISMATCH BETWEEN SPACING OF THE VERTICAL FIN HINGES AND THE LUGS ON THE RUDDER SPAR WHICH CAUSED A PRELOAD AND CHAFING CONDITION. MX REPLACED ALL REQUIRED ATTACH HDWR 2) UPPER RUDDER (A) UPPER AND LOWER HINGES (ATTACH PTS ON UPPER RUDDER) WERE REPAIRED AND NDT WAS C/W IAW STRUCTURES. REPAIR DEFINITIO

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