Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 13, 2015
Submitted
March 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800130
Aircraft time
7,455 hours, 4,832 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
696056157
Part serial
051
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rudder
Part time
3,827 hours, 2,516 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RUDDER LOCKED UP IN FLIGHT. AT LANDING STAGE AFTER 5 HR FLIGHT AUTOPILOT YAW DAMP OFF, REALIZED RUDDER COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. COULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. UPON MAIN GEAR TOUCHDOWN RUDDER RELEASED & OPERATED NORMALLY THROUGH ROLLOUT & TAXI IN. MOVES FREELY ON GND. ACCOMPLISHED VERIFYING OPERATION OF THE RUDDER GUST LOCK. NO DEFECTS FOUND. OPS CHECK GOOD. RAN THE AIRCRAFT TO VERIFY OPERATION OF THE RUDDER BIAS SYSTEM. FOUND THE RUDDER MOVEMENT STIF IN NORMAL (SYSTEM ON) AND MOVED FREELY IN OVERRIDE. FOUND A LEAK AT THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE RUDDER BIAS ACTUATOR. ACCOMPLISHED REMOVING AND REPLACING THE RUDDER BIAS ACTUATOR IAW CESSNA 680 M/M CH 27-20-10. RAN THE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.