Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 15, 2006
Submitted
November 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48487
Aircraft time
52,316 hours, 10,981 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON APPROACH, BEFORE AND AFTER SLATS EXT, RUDDER PEDALS WERE EXTREMELY LOOSE. TRAVEL BETWEEN PEDALS WAS - 3-4" EACH WITH NO RUDDER MOVEMENT. ALSO NO RESISTANCE IN THE FIRST 3-4" OF PEDAL TRAVEL. VERIFIED 3-4" OF RUDDER PEDAL MOVEMENT BEFORE ANY MOVEMENT OF RUDDER. PER CREW DEBRIEF A/C HAD BEEN IN HEAVY RAIN. MOVED A/C TO HANGER. AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER DRAINED FROM TAIL AND WHEEL WELLS OF A/C. FOUND CHUNK OF ICE ON INSIDE OF ACCESS DOOR OF TAIL COMP. INSPECTED RUDDER PEDALS, QUADRANTS AND CABLE RUNS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED AND LUBED RUDDER CONTROL MECHANISM PER SMP. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED RTS OF FCC 1 AND 2 RUDDER SYSTEM ALL TESTS PASSED. OKAY FOR SERVICE.

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