Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 7, 2013
Submitted
January 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605655
Aircraft time
5,376 hours, 4,142 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
53071
Part serial
0985C
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rudder
Part time
5,376 hours, 4,142 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS THE RUDDER COULD NOT BE USED. LEFT RUDDER PEDAL WAS STIFF AND COULD NOT BE PRESSED. R & R RUDDER BIAS CONTROL VALVE, REMOVED PN 5307-1, SN 1763C. WOULD NOT PASS OPS CHECK, ANNUNCIATOR WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN BREAKER PULLED BUT WOULD COME ON WHEN T/R DEPLOYED. REPLACED RUDDER BIAS CONTROL VALVE, WITH O/H VALVE. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER BIAS ACTUATOR IAW REQUEST, REMOVED PN 6660613-12, SN: 5655. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 27-20-05.

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