Service difficulty report · Yoke · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 6, 2015
Submitted
May 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605338
Aircraft time
10,160 hours, 8,187 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Vibration
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, FIRST OFFICER FELT BINDING IN THE CONTROL YOKE & COULD FEEL IT IN HIS FEET. PASSING 230 KTS, BOTH YOKES VIBRATED & FELT IN THE COCKPIT. MOVED FLT CONTROLS, ELEVATOR & RUDDER CONTROL CABLE DAMPENER PULLEYS , RUN BLOCK WORN & GROOVED. INSPECTED ELEVATOR TRIM TUBS & FOUND EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT. FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM PUSH PULL ROD HARDWARE & BEARINGS WORN. R & R BEARINGS IAW 20-10-08. R & R ELEVATOR TAB BOLTS IAW MM 27-31-01. VERIFIED ELEVATOR CABLE RIGGING. CABLE TENSION 15 LBS LOW. ADJUSTED CABLE TENSION. INSTALLED NEW PULLEYS & RUB BLOCK. RIGGED ELEVATOR DAMPENER SYS ALL IAW MM 27-31-00 & 27-31-03. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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