Service difficulty report · Bungee · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
June 29, 2007
Submitted
July 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500087
Aircraft time
7,159 hours, 4,429 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Bungee
Part number
67604461
Part serial
0390
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 300
Part time
1,101 hours, 699 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

LT RUDDER TRIM EXCESSIVE IN DIFFERENT PHASES OF FLIGHT. IN CLIMB OUT LT RUDDER TRIM INSIDE OF T ON TRIM INDICATOR, WITH AUTO PILOT ON AND DESCENDING THRU 20,500 AT 300 KTS, THE AIRPLANE SWERVED/SMALL JOLT AND IT IMMEDIATELY SHOWED MORE RUDDER TRIM REQUIRED. THIS TOOK LT RUDDER TRIM OUTSIDE OF T ON INDICATOR. AS WE CLIMBED TO FL 410 AND INCREASED SPEED MORE LT RUDDER WAS NEEDED. AC LEVELED OFF AT FL430, SWITCHED FGC'S AND RUDDER CHANNELS WITH NO CHANGE OCCURRING TO TRIM. TRIM REMAINED OUTSIDE OF T ON INDICATOR DURING DESCENT. ACCOMPLISHED SUMMING LINK INSPECTION IAW MM CHAPTER 27-20-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER COMMAND BUNGEE IAW MM CHAPTER 27-20-00. OPS RIG AND TRAVEL CHECK GOOD.

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