Service difficulty report · Horn · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 27, 2016
Submitted
August 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605326
Aircraft time
8,485 hours, 6,283 cycles
Part
Horn
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Aileron Tab
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HIGH SPEED BUFFET EXPERIENCED BETWEEN 250 AND 290 KTS AT FL160. BUFFET INCREASES WITH SPEED. ALSO, NOTICED LT AILERON SHUTTERING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LT AILERON TRIM TAB HORN ASSEMBLY AND HARDWARE. A SUCCESSFUL OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. PARTS REPLACED: AILERON HINGE, PN NAS77-6-009, TRIM TAB BEARING HORN, PN 6324130-12, HINGE BUSHING, PN 6624019-1, ROD BOLTS, PN NAS464P3-8.

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