Service difficulty report · Rudder · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
March 16, 2007
Submitted
March 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N716FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
358
Aircraft time
31,016 hours, 32,088 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
Binding
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, TOGA SELECTED PUSHED RUDDER FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND THEY WOULD NOT MOVE LEFT AND RIGHT VERY STIFF, (FELT LIKE TRYING TO OVERRIDE THE AUTOPILOT ON AN AUTOLAND AUTO PILOT ON WITH ROLLOUT ON LANDING AND TRYING TO USE MANUAL RUDDER WITH A/P ON. ABORTED TAKEOFF. I/W RAN BOTH ENGINES PER JRH, TAXI A/C WHILE MOVING RUDDER PEDALS, FOUND NO BINDING. PERFORMED ARTIFICIAL FEEL AND RUDDER TRAVEL LIMITING ADJUSTMENT TEST ACCORDING TO AMM 27-23-00-5 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TEST OF THE VARIABLE STOP UNIT CYLINDER EXTENSION AND RUDDER DEFLECTION, PG 519 STEP D. ALL TESTS PASS AND INDICATIONS ARE NORMAL.

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