Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
May 14, 2009
Submitted
May 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500208
Aircraft time
6,402 hours, 3,884 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING HIGH SPEED DECENT FROM FL 410 TO FL 240 WITH FGC B IN CONTROL ON AUTOPILOT, TAIL SLIDE OUT, THEN RECOVERED. THIS WENT ON AT LEAST 20 TIMES. COMPLETED IMT LOWER RUDDER ACTUATOR TEST, FOUND CURRENT OF BOTH ACTUATORS HIGH, OVER 1100 MIL/AMP- HAVE 2 ACTUATORS ON ORDER FROM NETJET. OPENED PANELS ON VERTICAL FIN, REMOVED OLD ACTUATORS AND INSTALLED 2 REPAIRED YAW DAMPER ACTUATORS. OPS CHECK OF ACTUATOR CURRENT SHOWED NORMAL. WORK DONE PER 750 M.M. CHAP 27-24-00. CLOSED PANELS.

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