Service difficulty report · Servo · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
October 4, 2005
Submitted
October 27, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N480LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK398
Aircraft time
712 hours, 624 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Servo
Part number
6226717104
Part serial
1LY47
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Rudder Boost
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

INVESTIGATED PILOT REPORT OF INTERMITTENT (RUDDER BOOST FAIL) ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT DURING TAKEOFF, CRUISE, AND CLIMB SEGMENTS. FOUND RUDDER SERVO WOULD SPIKE HIGH VOLTAGE BUT YAW DAMPER WOULD STAY ENGAGED. REPLACED RUDDER BOOST SERVO W/OVERHAULED REPLACEMENT UNIT, SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TESTS SATISFACTORY. (K)

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