Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 2, 2010
Submitted
December 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605340
Aircraft time
6,737 hours, 5,244 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Iced
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
LD
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

RUDDER WOULD NOT MOVE DURING LANDING FLARE WITH YAW DAMPNER OFF. WOULD NOT MOVE DURING TAXI OR WITH ENGINES OFF. WOULD NOT MOVE BY HAND. FOUND RUDDER DID NOT MOVE. PUSHED HARDER AND HEARD A POP AND RUDDER MOVED SIDE TO SIDE. REMOVED TAIL STINGER AND FOUND EXCESSIVE ICE BUILT UP AROUND PRIMARY RUDDER CABLES AND PULLEYS. REMOVED ICE FROM AREA, INSPECTED RUDDER PULLEY AND BRACKETS FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE NOTED AT THIS TIME. ENLARGED DRAIN HOLE IAW 53-05. INSTALLED STINGER ASSY IAW THE MM 53-10-15. TAXIED ACFT, RUDDER SYS FUNCTIONED AS REQUIRED.

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