Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
July 24, 2008
Submitted
May 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N390QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600490
Aircraft time
8,584 hours, 7,041 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
S38951
Condition
Worn
Location
Lt Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB, FELT VIBRATION IN ALL CONTROLS AND COCKPIT SEATS. AT LEVEL OFF FELT VIBRATION SAME AS IN CLIMB BUT ALSO IN CABIN SEATS AND CABIN SIDEWALLS LT SIDE REPORTED WORSE THAN RT SIDE, DESCENT FELT VIBRATIONS ALSO. FOUND RUDDER TRIM AND LT ELEVATOR TRIM TABS WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY REMOVED AND REPLACED BRGS AND HARDWARE. OPS CHECK GOOD. IAW MM 27-11-00, 27-21-00. ALSO JACKED ACFT AND RETRACTED GEAR, VERIFIED PROPER RIG OF ALL GEAR DOORS. OPEN RT NOSE GEAR DOOR. INSP CHECK GOOD. CLOSED NLG DOOR. DOWN JACKED ACFT. INSPECTED AIRFRAME FOR POSSIBLE CAUSE OF VIBE. FOUND RUDDER TRIM TAB LT ELEVATOR TRIM TABS WITH EXCESS FREE PLAY. NEED TO REPLACE THE LT ELEV TAB HORN BRGS AND HARDWARE. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 27-11- AND 27-21-00.