Service difficulty report · Rudder · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 22, 2017
Submitted
March 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B446
Aircraft time
35,107 hours, 39,583 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Rudder
Condition
Binding
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING, RUDDER JAMMED ON CAPTAIN SIDE. I HAD NO MOVEMENT ON THE RUDDER PEDDLES LEFT OR RIGHT , THE COPIOT WAS ABEL TO ASSIST & THE ACFT SAFTLEY STOPPED TAI IS NORMAL WITH EXCEPTION OF HAVING TO PUSH REALLY HARD ON THE BRAKES TO STOP ACFT. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS IAW AMM 27-00-00-06. INSPECTED RUDDER SYSTEM CONTOLS, CABLES PUSH PULL RODS AND BELLCRANKS. ITEMS WHERE INSPECTED FROM NOSE TO TAIL OF AIRCRAFT. PULLEYS MOVED FREELY. BELL CRANKS UNABSTRUCTED. PEDALS MOVED FREELY, BRAKES APPLIED WITH NORMAL PRESSURE DURING TAXI, AND RUDDER MOVED FREELY FROM BOTH POSITIONS. NO DEFECTS FOUND AT THIS TIME

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