Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
July 10, 2021
Submitted
July 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0271
Aircraft time
51 hours, 37 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Overrotated
Location
Lt Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
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

RETRIM NOSE LEFT AMBER CAS: AT ROTATION FELT STIFFNESS IN L RUDDER PEDAL, AIRCRAFT TRACKED STRAIGHT. AT FLAP RETRACTION CAS ILLUMINATED, & REMAINED ON FOR DURATION OF FLT. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST . NOTED HEAVINESS IN RUDDER PEDALS, TRAVEL WAS AVAILABLE. FULL LEFT RUDDER TRIM WAS REQUIRED. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED COINCIDENT WITH ELEVATOR ISSUE. LT ELEVATOR CABLE, AT ROTATION, AIRCRAFT POPPED UP (OVER ROTATED) EVEN THOUGH PITCH TRIM SETTING WAS CONFIRMED PROPER. ABLE TO CORRECT THE PITCH ATTITUDE & CONTINUE NORMAL CLIMBOUT. AIRCRAFT PITCH CONTROL FELT NORMAL THEREAFTER. DURING POSTFLIGHT, THE LT ELEVATOR HANGING DOWN, THE RT NEUTRAL. AFTER INVESTAGATION FOUND DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY OTHER AIRCRAFT.

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