Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
October 9, 2018
Submitted
October 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N225AS
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft serial
50000239
Aircraft time
5,918 hours, 5,380 cycles
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
50015623001
Condition
Migrated
Location
Rudder
Part time
5,918 hours, 5,380 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST CABLE TENSIONS FOR A LOW CABLE TENSION SQUAWK, THE TECHNICIAN RAN OUT OF ADJUSTMENT IN THE TURN BARREL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE P/N 500-15623-001 HAD MIGRATED OUT OF THE LT BEARING COVER P/N 500-15103-00. AS A RESULT OF THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE MIGRATION, THE STOP QUADRANT, P/N 500-15186-403 IS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE STOP BOLTS.

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