Service difficulty report · Actuator · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 20, 2013
Submitted
July 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750DX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500263
Aircraft time
2,660 hours, 2,050 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
4002800901
Part serial
98011074
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FGC B FAIL CYAN CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, EXTINGUISHED WITHIN 30 SECONDS. YD FAIL LOWER B CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. AIRPLANE HAD JUST DEPARTED, PILOTS RETURNED AND TURNED AIRPLANE OVER TO MX. MX FOUND BOTH YAW DAMPER LINEAR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES FAILED. BOTH ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED AND ALL AFFECTED SYSTEMS WERE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. BOTH ACTUATORS HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE 2.4 FLIGHT HOURS AND 4 LANDINGS PRIOR TO THIS REPLACEMENT. ACTUATOR NR 1 AND 2, WERE BOTH PROCURED IN REPAIRED CONDITION FROM MFG THROUGH THE ACFT PARTS SUPPLY SYSTEM.

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