Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 24, 2011
Submitted
April 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701LX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500114
Aircraft time
8,207 hours, 4,920 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
991455810
Part serial
325
Condition
Sheared
Location
Pitch Feel
Part time
129 hours, 69 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE START, THE CREW REPORTED PITCH AND ROLL CONTROL FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS BINDING. MX FOUND THE PITCH FEEL ACTUATOR TO BE SHEARD AT THE ROD END. THE PTICH FEEL ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED.

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