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CE680 captain reported that after maintenance replaced a primary flight control surface; the aircraft did not require a test flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1506797 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Sovereign (C680) |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Rudder |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft |
Narrative:
High winds caused two airplanes to have a collision on the ramp at ZZZ resulting in damage to the rudder on our aircraft. A different serviceable rudder was installed and the aircraft was returned to service without a test flight. I think common sense would dictate a test flight since a control surface was replaced and the aircraft was involved in a collision. However it is not required in the manual. It is worth noting that the latitude and challenger manuals would require a qualified crew to conduct a test flight. In the case of this incident one aircraft involved would require a test flight and one would not. I find this to be extremely unstandardized and I believe the same level of safety should be applied across the board to all aircraft. The manual on the CE680 should be updated to the same standard as other aircraft in the fleet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CE680 Captain reported that after Maintenance replaced a primary flight control surface; the aircraft did not require a test flight.
Narrative: High winds caused two airplanes to have a collision on the ramp at ZZZ resulting in damage to the rudder on our aircraft. A different serviceable rudder was installed and the aircraft was returned to service without a test flight. I think common sense would dictate a test flight since a control surface was replaced and the aircraft was involved in a collision. However it is not required in the manual. It is worth noting that the latitude and Challenger manuals would require a qualified crew to conduct a test flight. In the case of this incident one aircraft involved would require a test flight and one would not. I find this to be extremely unstandardized and I believe the same level of safety should be applied across the board to all aircraft. The manual on the CE680 should be updated to the same standard as other aircraft in the fleet.
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.