Service difficulty report · Yoke · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 14, 2006
Submitted
February 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500036
Aircraft time
7,540 hours, 4,779 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Binding
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

CONTROL YOKE BINDS WITH A RACHET FEEL IN FLIGHT, IT IS MORE NOTICABLE ON LEFT YOKE. WITH AUTO PILOT ENGAGED A BUMPING CAN BE FELT ON LEFT CONTROL YOKE, NOT ON RIGHT. REMOVED COCKPIT FLOORBOARDS, DETERMINED THERE WAS A SPACER BINDING ON THE LEFT AILERON SECTOR BENEATH PILOT FLOOR. SPACER WAS FOR ROLL DISCONNECT MECHANISM. INSTALLED A NEW FASTENER (HL20PB6-13) TO PROPERLY RETAIN SPACER I/A/W THE MODEL 750 STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 51-40-03. REINSTALLED FLOORBOARDS. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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