What was found
RUDDER PEDAL FORCE REQUIRED IS TOO LIGHT. FOUND RUDDER LEFT CENTERING SPRING BROKEN. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT RUDDER CENTERING SPRINGS.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7271U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21418
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 69253641
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.