Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
June 4, 2019
Submitted
June 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0074
Aircraft time
2,222 hours, 1,532 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS620614D
Condition
Worn
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
2,222 hours, 1,532 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING FLIGHT AT FL400 GOT A SEVERE UNKNOWN AIRFRAME VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO ASSOCIATED CAS MESSAGES, NO UNSAVED GEAR INDICATIONS, NO SPOILER DEPLOYED INDICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT LAND OVER WEIGHT. POST FLIGHTED AIRCRAFT ONLY FOUND THE RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR SLIGHTLY LOOSER THAN THE LEFT. CREW FOLLOWED ALL KNOWN COMPANY PROCEDURES. INSPECTED THE FUSELAGE AND NO LOOSE PANELS WERE FOUND. INSPECTED THE WINGS AND FOUND THE LEFT WING #4 SPOILER PANEL WAS VIBRATING WHILE TAPPING ON IT AND ALSO NOTED THE INBOARD AFT CORNER WAS NOT FLUSH WITH THE #5 PANEL NEXT TO IT. THE FLAP COVE WERE THE TRAILING EDGE RESTS ON A SUPPORT, THERE IS GAP BETWEEN THE PANEL AND THE SUPPORT. THE INBOARD HINGE ON PANEL #4, OUTBOARD HINGE ON PANEL #5 AND THE INBOARD HINGE ON PANEL #3 DOES TO HAVE SOME FREE PLAY. JACKED THE AIRCRAFT. WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP AND STOWED, CHECKED THE LANDING GEAR DOORS FOR SECURITY, BOTH MAIN GEAR DOORS HAVE SOME FREE PLAY. ADJUSTED BOTH MAIN GEAR DOORS. SWUNG LANDING GEAR DOOR ARE TIGHTER AGAINST THE WINGS. DOWN JACKED AIRCRAFT. REMOVED SPOILER SPEED BRAKE PANELS #3, #4 AND #5. ON PANEL #3, REMOVED AND REPLACED 3 BOLTS AND 2 BUSHINGS. ON PANEL #4, REMOVED AND REPLACED 5 BOLTS AND 2 BUSHINGS. ON PANEL #5, REMOVED AND REPLACED 3 BOLTS AND 2 BUSHINGS. RE-INSTALLED ALL 3 PANELS. OPS AND TRAVEL CHECKS GOOD, NO MORE FREE-PLAY IS NOTED.

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