Service difficulty report · Yoke · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
April 30, 2025
Submitted
May 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500837
Aircraft time
254 hours, 206 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN CONTROL YOKE: ON LANDING FLAIR, CAPTAIN SIDE YOKE MADE A "POPPING" NOISE AND IS OBSERVED TO HAVE PLAY IN THE FORWARD AND AFT DIRECTIONS. THE YOKE FEELS LOOSE. THE FO YOKE IS UNAFFECTED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: INITIATED TROUBLESHOOTING DUE TO POPPING NOISE AT THE YOKE. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE YOKE; FUNCTION CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. CONDUCTED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE YOKE; DETAILED INSPECTION REVEALED THE YOKE WAS LOOSE AND TORQUE SEAL WAS BROKEN. CONTACTED EMBRAER AND REPORTED FINDINGS. EMBRAER ADVISED TO PERFORM A GVI OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM MECHANICAL COMPONENTS. GVI WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED; OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. REMOVED THE YOKE, CLEANED AND INSPECTED THE YOKE AND ALL ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS; NO DEFECTS FOUND. VERIFIED TORQUE VALUES ON ALL ASSOCIATED HARDWARE; NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. REINSTALLED YOKE, TORQUED NUTS TO SPECIFICATION, AND APPLIED TORQUE SEALANT. FINAL OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME . ALL TASKS WERE COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM MPP 27-01-01-400-801-A, AMM MPP 27-00-00, AND AMM MPP 27-31-00-210-801-A.

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