SDR R1765

Service difficulty report · Pushrod Tube · Amd FALCON10

Difficulty date
October 9, 2003
Submitted
October 9, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N10HE
Make and model
Amd FALCON10
Aircraft serial
111
Aircraft time
11,476 hours, 9,995 cycles
Part
Pushrod Tube
Part number
F10A272129
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rudder
Part time
11,476 hours, 9,995 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

INSPECTED RUDDER PUSH-PULL TUBE IAW SDRS AND ALERTS ARTICLE IN AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE DATED OCTOBER 2003. FOUND ELEVATOR SERVO PRESSURE LINE CHAFED RUDDER PUSH-PULL TUBE. SUSPECTED LINE WAS TIGHTENED WITH A PRELOAD THAT TWISTED THE LINE TO RUB THE TUBE. THE LINE WAS LOOSENED AND REPOSITIONED ITSELF SO AS TO EXTEND AND RETRACT WITH CONTROL MOVEMENT WITHOUT INTERFERENCE WITH THE RUDDER TUBE. TUBE PART NUMBER F10A272129 HAD TO BE REPLACED.