Service difficulty report · Bungee Cord · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 12, 2005
Submitted
July 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500123
Aircraft time
4,962 hours, 3,067 cycles
Part
Bungee Cord
Part number
67604461
Part serial
222
Condition
Stiff
Location
Rudder
Part time
4,962 hours, 3,067 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE, FULL RUDDER TRIM TO LT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO KEEP ACFT COORDINATED. CLIMBING THRU FL 200 AT 250 KIAS, RUDDER KICKED BACK TO NORMAL. HAD TO TRIM RUDDER BACK TO CENTER. OPS CK OF RUDDER SYSTEM ON GROUND REVEALED NO DEFECTS. REMOVED ACCESS PANELS AND PERFORMED VISUAL CHECK OF AREA. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED RUDDER INPUT BUNGEE AND FOUND BUNGEE STIFF AND STICKING IN COMPRESSED POSITION. REPLACED RUDDER BUNGEE WITH NEW BUNGEE, OPS CK OF RUDDER SYSTEM GOOD. CLOSED ACCESS PANELS. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW M/M CH 27-24-00.

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