Service difficulty report · Strut · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
April 27, 2015
Submitted
May 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258714
Aircraft time
6,409 hours, 6,409 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
ACA1218
Part serial
EKV244
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Rudder
Part time
6,409 hours, 4,509 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ZERO RUDDER TRAVEL IN FLIGHT DESPITE NORMAL CHECKS ON GND. SUSPECT RUDDER BIAS ISSUE. PREFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF RUDDER BIAS SYS, TESTED SATISFACTORY. PERFORMED RUDDER CONTROL CIRCUIT FRICTION CHECK, CHECKED SATISFACTORY. FOUND THAT AFTER RUNNING ENGS AT 88% FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME TO ACHIEVE AN OIL TEMP OF 60 DEGREES FOR AN UNRELATED OIL PRESS SQUAWK THAT RUDDER WAS HARD TO OPERATE, TURNED RUDDER BIAS OFF & RUDDER RETURNED TO NORMAL. PERFORMED FUNCTIONALLY TEST OF BIAS STRUT EFFICIENCY & FOUND BOTH BIAS STRUTS OUT OF LIMITS. GAINED ACCESS AS REQUIRED TO REMOVE BIAS STRUTS, DURING REMOVAL FOUND FWD BIAS STRUT BOLTS FROZEN. REMOVED FROZEN BOLTS. R & R LT & RT BAIS STRUTS IAW MM CH 27-20-51. OPERATIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY IAW MM CH 27-20-00. STRUT ASSEMBLY RUDDER BIAS LT PN ACA1218, SN EKV244, STRUT ASSEMBLY RUDDER BIAS RT PN ACA1218, SN EKK240.