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CE560XL captain reported finding excessive wear in the horizontal stabilizer during preflight and refused the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1253016 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | COD.Airport |
| State Reference | WY |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel (C560XL) |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Horizontal Stabilizer Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Pre-flight of an aircraft in cod. Aircraft appeared to be an older high mile ce-560XL. We felt a thorough inspection was warranted. When a ladder was used to clean the wind screen; I asked if I could use it to get a closer look at some of the more hard to reach places. With my partner and the line man watching; I checked the horizontal stabilizer. It moved both forward and aft and up and down. The captain decided we needed to call the company for guidance. We were able to contact an assistant chief pilot (acp) and asked for guidance. We were told to write it up as an aircraft on ground (aog).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CE560XL Captain reported finding excessive wear in the horizontal stabilizer during preflight and refused the aircraft.
Narrative: Pre-flight of an aircraft in COD. Aircraft appeared to be an older high mile CE-560XL. We felt a thorough inspection was warranted. When a ladder was used to clean the wind screen; I asked if I could use it to get a closer look at some of the more hard to reach places. With my partner and the line man watching; I checked the horizontal stabilizer. It moved both forward and aft and up and down. The captain decided we needed to call the company for guidance. We were able to contact an Assistant Chief Pilot (ACP) and asked for guidance. We were told to write it up as an Aircraft on Ground (AOG).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.