Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
July 20, 2018
Submitted
August 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504QS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
680A0041
Aircraft time
1,696 hours, 1,123 cycles
Part
Pushrod
Condition
Not Reported
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A, B

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

What was found

AT 11000 FEET, AIRCRAFT ACCELERATING THROUGH 270 KNOTS, AIRCRAFT STARTED VIBRATING. AT 300 KNOTS YOKE STARTED BOUNCING FORWARD AND AFT 3-6 INCHES. NOTICED WINGS VIBRATING AT A HIGH FREQUENCY AS WELL. SLOWED AIRCRAFT DOWN TO 200 KNOTS AND VIBRATION WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY NOTICEABLE. DIVERTED, ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS FUNCTIONED NORMAL. R & R THE ELEVATOR PUSH ROD AND ADJUSTED THE CABLE TENSION