Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 7, 2023
Submitted
July 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914JX
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145595
Aircraft time
42,762 hours, 32,982 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED RUDDER OSCILLATIONS AFTER AUTOPILOT ENGAGED TO 14000 FEET THEN STOPPED, ALMOST AS THOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER CORRECTING RUDDER INPUT. OSCILLATED TO THE EXTENT OF CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOT ROLL INTO TURN SMOOTHLY BUT RATHER ROLLED SO FAR AND STOPPED AND THEN BEGAN TO ROLL AGAIN. HAND FLEW OUT OF ORANGE COUNTY ON DEPARTURE AND STILL WAS NOTICEABLE WITH YD ENGAGED BUT TO A MUCH LESSER DEGREE. MX DID AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AUTO PILOT SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD, ALL COMMANDS WERE FOLLOWED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. DID A FULL DEFLECTION OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE RUDDER WITH HYDRAULIC EMDP'S. OPS CHECK GOOD. TROUBLESHOT THE YAW TRIM SETTING AND FOUND THE RUDDER NOT CENTERED CORRECTLY EVEN WHEN THE EICAS INDICATION SHOWS IT BEING CENTERED. BLED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM #1 AND #2 AND DID RUDDER PCU TEST. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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