Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 8, 2010
Submitted
January 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58LQ
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
560XL5109
Aircraft time
2,863 hours, 3,116 cycles
Part
Thrust Reverser
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 400
Part time
2,863 hours, 3,116 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL 220, CREW NOTED A BUFFET/VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME. IN CHECKING THE CONFIGURATION OF THE ACFT, THE CREW DEPRESSED THE THRUST REVERSER EMERGENCY STOW FOR THE RT SIDE WITH NO CHANGE, THEN WHEN THE LT EMER STOW WAS DEPRESSED, THE VIBRATION EXTINGUISHED. CREW INTERRUPTED THE ORIGINAL FLIGHT PLAN AND POSITIONED THE ACFT TO LATROBE. UPON LANDING, MX PERFORMED GROUND OPERATION TEST ON BOTH TR'S WITH GROUND HYD CART, ALL TESTED NORMAL. LUBED BOTH TR'S AND OPS CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. TR'S WERE MEL'D FOR REMAINDER OF TRIP. ENG TECH REP AND ACFT TECH REP CAME TO THE FACILITY TO CONTINUE TROUBLESHOOTING THE DISCREPANCY. UNDER THE ADVISEMENT OF ACFT TECH REP, COMPLIED WITH SL 560XL-78-02 ON ALL EXCELS OPERATED AS DEPICTED BELOW: 560XL-5109 (TRIMMED RT COWLINGS), 560XL-5342 (TRIMMED LT & RT COWLINGS), 560XL-5369 (TRIMMED LT & RT COWLINGS), 560XL-5219 TRIMMED RT LWR ONLY) WITH THE ATTACHED RESULTS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE SL IN QUESTION WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THESE SN ACFT AND THAT ACFT REP PROVIDED A LETTER OF NO TECHNICAL OBJECTION TO ACCOMPLISH THIS ON THE ABOVE LISTED ACFT.

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