Service difficulty report · Bungee · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
May 13, 2012
Submitted
May 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500137
Aircraft time
10,240 hours, 6,331 cycles
Part
Bungee
Part number
676044710
Condition
Inoperative
Part time
10,240 hours, 6,331 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING OFF, THE ACFT YAWED NOTICABLY TO THE RT. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE AVAILABLE LEFT RUDDER TRIM IN ORDER TO CENTER THE SLIP/SKID INDICATOR. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER IN CLIMB WITH THE AUTOPILOT ON, THE ACFT MADE A SUDDEN AND LARGE YAW MOVEMENT TO THE LEFT. MOVING THE RUDDER TRIM BACK TO THE CENTER POSITION CENTERED THE SLIP/SKID INDICATOR. ALSO OF NOTE, WHILE CHECKING RUDDER PEDAL MOVEMENT DURING THE AFTER START CHECKLIST, NOTICED A BINDING WHEN I DEPRESSED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. REPEATED THE CHECK AND THERE WAS NO BINDING. FOUND YAW DAMPER BUNGEE STICKING. REPLACED BUNGEE IAW THE MM CH 27-24-00. RUDDER CLEARANCE CHECK GOOD.

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