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Service difficulty report · Control Column · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date: April 24, 2014
Submitted: May 28, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N707QS
Make and model: Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial: 066
Aircraft time: 8,187 hours, 4,933 cycles
System (JASC): 2701 · Control Column Section
Part: Control Column
Condition: Chafed
Location: Cockpit
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

LEFT PILOT CONTROL COLUMN HAS CHAFING MARKS FROM THE AILERON CABLE INSIDE COLUMN. REMOVED PILOT'S CONTROL COLUMN. MACHINED AND BLENDED DAMAGED AREA. ALODINED AND PRIMED AS REQUIRED. RE-INSTALLED PILOT'S CONTROL COLUMN. PERFORMED ALL FLIGHT CONTROL TRAVEL TESTS AND CHECKS AS REQUIRED. REFERENCE ED5367714, IAI ENGINEERING DWG 4A5532011 0-502A02, MM 27-10-06, 27-10-85, 27-30-60, 27-40-00. REMOVED CO-PILOT'S CONTROL COLUMN.