Service difficulty report · Rudder · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 30, 2003
Submitted
December 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49255
Part
Rudder
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DFW T497/30 ON LANDING DFW, RUDDER TRAVEL UNRESTRICTED, LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. SPEED WENT BELOW 140 KTS AND STILL NO LIGHT. GO-AROUND WAS ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO CROW-WIND LIMITATIONS OF 12 KTS. ON SECOND APPROACH LANDING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AREA DOWN RUDDER MECHANISM FOR CONDITION AND SECURITY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.

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