Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 22, 2025
Submitted
March 25, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605643
Aircraft time
15,592 hours, 11,935 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
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

HIGH VIBE IN YOKE AND PEDALS STARTING AT 250KTS. INCREASED INTENSITY AS SPEED INCREASED. CHECKED ELEVATOR AFT CONTROL CABLE TENSIONS, TENSIONS WERE WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 27-31-00. CHECKED RUDDER CABLE TENSIONS, ALL TENSIONS WERE WITHIN LIMIT IAW MM 27-20-00. CHECKED LT & RT AILERON WING TENSIONS, TENSIONS WERE NOT WITHIN LIMITS, IAW MM 27-10-00, COMPLIED WITH AILERON TRIM TAB FREE PLAY CHECK. FREE PLAY WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 27-10-00. COMPLIED WITH ELEVATOR TRIM TAB FREE PLAY CHECK. FREE PLAY WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 27-10-00. COMPLIED WITH RUDDER TRIM TAB FREE PLAY CHECK. FREE PLAY WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 27-10-00. VERIFIED TRIM TAB FREE PLAY CHECKS. RETRACTED GEAR VERIFIED DOORS SIT FLUSH TO BOTTOM OF WING & HAVE PRELOAD IAW MM 32-10-00. ADJUSTED ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES & ELEVATOR SERVO CABLES TENSIONS TO UPPER END OF TENSION CHART IAW MM 27-31-00 & 27-31-03. WHILE INSPECTING ELEVATOR FUSELAGE CABLES, FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM CABLES AFT OF THE TRIM MOTOR HAVE TENSIONS LOW. VERIFIED ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES AND ELEVATOR SERVO CABLES TENSIONS.

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