N781EA

Part: INDICATOR — SEPARATED (VOR) · airframe 37,267 hrs

ELEVATOR JAMMED ON TAKEOFF, COULD NOT PULL YOKE BACK TO ROTATE. VOR 2 INDICATOR CASE DROPPED ONTO THE CONTROL YOKE PREVENTING FULL REARWARD TRAVEL. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND VOR INDICATOR BACK CASE SEPARATED FROM FRONT OF INDICATOR, WHICH WAS STILL PROPERLY INSTALLED INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. REPLACED VOR 2 INDICATOR & INSPECTED ELEVATOR SYS FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT.

Part: ATTACH FITTING — CRACKED (ZONE 600) · airframe 35,954 hrs

DURING REPLACEMENT OF WING SPAR STRAP ON RT WING, OTBD ENGINE BEAM FITTING WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CRACKED IN TWO LOCATIONS. OPEN

Part: BRAKE — MALFUNCTIONED (ZONE 700) · airframe 35,854 hrs

WHILE TAXIING, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF BRAKING PRESSURE THAT AFFECTED THE RT BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION BY MX, A CORRECTIVE ACTION OF SERVICING THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. NO VISIBLE LEAKS WERE NOTED UPON INSPECTION.

Part: DRAG BRACE — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 28,630 hrs

AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE, OEM PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMIT. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN MEB941-11R1 & RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: DRAG BRACE — CRACKED (NLG) · airframe 34,285 hrs

AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE OEM PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMIT. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN MEB941-11R1 & RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: PUMP — FAULTY (ZONE 600) · airframe 34,133 hrs

CREW REPORTED, AFTER LEVELING OFF IN CRUISE, RT ENGINE FUEL FLOW STARTED TO FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATION INCREASED IN LARGER INCREMENTS, THEN WENT TO ZERO. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE QUIT. AUXILIARY PUMP WAS TURNED ON HIGH AND ENGINE RESTARTED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO STA. ON FINAL, AS POWER WAS REDUCED, ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. MX R & R ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · airframe 33,344 hrs

PRIOR TO REPAINTING OF ACFT, STRIPPING PROCESS REVEALED SIGNIFICANT INTERGRANNULAR CORROSION ON THE LT WING OTBD AFT SPAR, LWR CAP. MX CURRENTLY EVALUATING POSSIBLE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF LT AFT OTBD SPAR, LWR CAP.

Part: MASTER SWITCH — UNSERVICEABLE (AVIONICS) · airframe 33,264 hrs

PREFLIGHT, CREW REPORTED AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH INOPERATIVE. MX R & R CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH. SYS CHECKS OK. ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

Part: FITTING — LEAKING (FUEL LINE) · airframe 32,601 hrs · 15,708 cycles

ON CLIMB-OUT PILOT NOTICE FUEL LEAKING FROM BELOW THE COCKPIT INSTRUMENT PANEL. MX INSPECTED ADJUSTED LINE ON FUEL BLEED FITTING UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND LEAKS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — DEFECTIVE (L/H C/B PANEL)

CREW REPORTED AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH INOP. MX CHANGED CIRCUIT BREAKER.

Part: GYRO — FAILED (HSI)

CREW LOST HEADING INFORMATION IN CRUISE AT 5000 FT. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED NON GYRO VECTORS TO ISL 15 HYA. ATTEMPTED TO RESET GYRO C/B- WOULD NOT RESET. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC CHANGED REMOTE GYRO (UG102). AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.