Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 12, 2015
Submitted
May 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605181
Aircraft time
11,654 hours, 9,238 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN STRAIGHT & LEVEL FLIGHT RUDDER TRIM REQUIRES 1/2 DEFLECTION TRIM TO LT. WITH FLAPS 35 & APPROACH AIRSPEED 3/4 DEFLECTION TO LT IS REQUIRED, REMOVED THE STINGER & INSTALLED BOTH THE RUDDER PEDAL BLOCKS & THE AFT SECTOR RIG PIN, WITH BOTH INSTALLED THE RUDDER IS FAIRED. NEED TO CHECK TENSIONS & RIG SYS TO NEUTRAL. CHECKED RUDDER CABLE TENSIONS, FOUND LOWER TENSIONS 10 LBS LOW. ADJUSTED TENSIONS IAW MM 27-20-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. OK TO CLOSE ACCESS, PERFORMED TRAVEL CHECKS. TRAVEL CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 27-20-00. CONFIRMED RUDDER TRAVEL CHECKS GOOD. COMPLIED WITH TRAVEL CHECKS ON BOTH FLAPS. IAW MM 27-51-00 OPERATIONS & TRAVELS CHECKED GOOD.

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