Service difficulty report · Bungee · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
May 20, 2013
Submitted
May 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500055
Aircraft time
12,866 hours, 8,045 cycles
Part
Bungee
Part number
67903515
Part serial
012
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Elevator Sys
Part time
12,866 hours, 8,045 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT WITH AUTOPILOT OFF, ELEVATOR JAMS AT CERTAIN CONTROL COLUMN POSITIONS. THE CONTROL COLUMN FELT LIKE IT WAS IN A DETENT AND REQUIRED FORCE TO MOVE IT OUT. THIS WAS AT 170 KNTS WITH FLAPS 15. OPERATED SYSTEM WITH AND WITHOUT ENGINES RUNNING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATED THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATED PITCH FEEL, NO DEFECTS NOTED. VISUALLY INSPECTED THE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM FROM COCKPIT TO THE ELEVATORS IAW MM 27-50-30, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND LT ELEVATOR BUNGEE HAD AN OILY AND GRITTY SUBSTANCE ON BUNGEE. R & R LT ELEVATOR BUNGEE IAW MM 27-34-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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