What was found
TEST FLIGHT NWS EXTREMELY STIFF TURNING RIGHT. ADJUSTED NWS SYSTEM AND REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER PEDAL STEERING CONTROL ROD PER FED EX MM 32-51-000-5.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2006
- Submitted
- April 25, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N488FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727200
- Aircraft serial
- 21491
- Aircraft time
- 39,794 hours, 26,598 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3251 · Steering Unit
- Part
- Control Rod
- Condition
- Stiff
- Location
- Nlg Steering
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.