Service difficulty report · Bonding Jumper · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 17, 2011
Submitted
February 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470CT
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK536
Aircraft time
2,154 hours, 1,621 cycles
Part
Bonding Jumper
Part number
MS250835BB6
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT NOTICED A SLIPPAGE IN THE THE CONTROL PRESSURE WHEN A LT ROLL WAS INPUT ON THE YOKE. AFTER 15 DEGREES OF YOKE TRAVEL, CONTROL PRESSURE RELEASED AND THEN CAUGHT WITH CONTINUED INPUT. CONTROL PRESSURE BEYOND THAT POINT WAS NORMAL. THIS DISCREPANCY OCCURED FROM BOTH YOKES. FOUND BONDING JUMPER BROKEN AT RIGHT SPOILER. THE MX TECH WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE WHAT THE CREW FELT BY CATCHING THE BONDING STRAP ON THE EDGE OF THE SPOILER. THE CREW WAS THERE TO VERIFY THE DISCREPANCY.

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