Service difficulty report · Bungee · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
May 20, 2025
Submitted
May 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605588
Aircraft time
16,432 hours, 12,472 cycles
Part
Bungee
Part number
66426438
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Defective
Location
Rudder Pedals
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN RUDDER PEDAL: DURING TAXI AND WHILE STATIONARY, WE GET A NOISE IN WHEN YOU MOVE RUDDER PEDALS BACK AND FORTH. YOU CAN HERE THE NOISE FROM THE OUTSIDE IN THE NOSE GEAR WELL. IT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE DAMPNER CYLINDER. CORRECTIVE ACTION; VERIFIED THE DISCREPANCY AND SUSPECT THE BUNGEE IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. REPLACED BUNGEE. ADJUSTED ROD END AND SECURED JAM NUT. INSTALLED NEW BOLT AND SELF LOCKING NUT. APPLIED SOME LUBRICATION AS WELL TO THE FORK AND THE CROSS STEERING. PERFORMED OPS CHECK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD OF NOISE. REFERENCE CE-560XLS M.M. 32-50-00.

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