SDR AALA006085

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 10, 2000
Submitted
July 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824RA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53017
Part
Actuator
Part number
4034237915
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
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

SJC - ON CLIMB-OUT AT 9000 FEET, UNCOMMANDED LEFT RUDDER INPUT. QUICKLY ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF FULL TRAVEL. PRIOR TO THAT WITH RUDDER TRIM CENTERED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RT AILERON WAS REQUIRED TO FLY WINGS LEVEL. IE AFTER LEFT UNCOMMANDED RUDDER, AIRCRAFT FLEW WITH NORMAL AILERONS AND RUDDER. SUSPECT RIGHT RUDDER WAS PRELOADED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. REPLACED RUDDER SERVO ACT PER MM. REPLACED YAW DAMPER ACT PER MM 23-13-01. OPS CHECK RTS BOTH 1/2 OK. REPLACED NR 1 DFGC. OPS CHECK BOTH 2/7 OK RUI. A/C FLOWN ON FUNCTIONAL CK FLT RUDDER TRIM IS ZERO ALL SPEEDS. AILERON TRIM IS 1.5 UNITS RT WING DOWN ALL SPEEDS CLEAN. NO SPOILER DEFLECTION PROBLEMS AND YAW DAMPERS TEST NORMAL. AILERON TRIM AT FLAPS 28-40 ZERO/Z

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