Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
November 20, 2025
Submitted
November 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N344FX
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500050
Aircraft time
11,239 hours, 7,659 cycles
Part
Torque Tube
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
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

BINDING NOTED ON TWO SEPARATE FULL RIGHT RUDDER FULL RIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS. ACCOMPLISHED A GIV OF THE CONTROL PEDALS IAW AMM 27-01-02 AND THE RUDDER FORWARD TORQUE TUBE IAW AMM 27-21-06. FOUND THE TOP BRACKET HOLDING THE CENTER RUDDER FORWARD TORQUE TUBE FLEXING / MOVING WHEN THE RUDDER IS MOVED FULL RIGHT AND FULL LEFT. REPLACED THE MOUNTING HARDWARE TO THE AIRFRAME FROM THE CENTER RUDDER FORWARD TORQUE TUBE TOP BRACKET AND APPLIED TORQUE TO 42 IN-LBS IAW AMM 27-21-05. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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