Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
May 3, 2013
Submitted
May 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800081
Aircraft time
5,190 hours, 3,414 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Bleed Manifold
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, ON BRINGING THE POWER UP, THE AIRPLANE REQUIRED INCREASING AMOUNTS OF LEFT RUDDER UNTIL IT WAS FULL RUDDER. THE RUDDER THEN SUDDENLY SNAPPED BACK TO CENTERED. ABORTED TAKEOFF AROUND 40KTS. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AND VERIFIED DISCPREPANCY. PERFORMED RUDDER BIAS ACTUATOR ADJUSTMENT TEST WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPENED ENGINE COWLING AND PERFORMED CHECK ON RUDDER BIAS BLEED LINES AND FOUND OUTBOARD B-NUT ON BLEED MANIFOLD LOOSE. TIGHTENED B-NUT AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. WORK DONE IN REF AMM 27-20-10.