Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
June 6, 2010
Submitted
June 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605170
Aircraft time
8,120 hours, 6,334 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
MS274614
Condition
Worn
Location
Yoke
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RUBBING HEARD/FELT IN YOKE & FLOOR DURING FORE & AFT MOVEMENT OF YOKE ONLY WHEN AIRBORNE & AT ALL AIRSPEEDS & CONFIGURATIONS. NO RUBBING INDICATED WITH LT/RT MOVEMENT OF YOKE. RUBBING HEARD/FELT ON BOTH SIDES YOKE & FLOOR OF COCKPIT WITH EACH PILOT CALLING RUBBING DIRECTLY UNDER YOKE. NO RUBBING INDICATED WHEN ACFT IS ON GROUND. FOUND RT ELEVATOR INBD BEARING & BOLT BAD. REPLACED BEARING & BOLT. ALSO FOUND ELEVATOR PASS THRU SECTOR UPPER LEVER ARM WORN. REPLACED LEVER & BUSHING. NOTED ROUGHNESS IN PASS THROUGH SECTOR UPPER BEARING. REPLACED BEARING. RIGGED ELEVATOR CABLES & TENSIONED. CLOSED ACCESS. WORK PERFORMED IAW THE MM 27-31-01, 27-31-03 & 27-20-00. OPS & TRAVEL CHECKS OF ELEVATOR SYS GOOD.

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