What was found
CREW REPORTED FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS & ACFT WAS SHAKING. EMER DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT UPPER RUDDER POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.
- Difficulty date
- June 18, 2014
- Submitted
- June 27, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N176AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757223
- Aircraft serial
- 32395
- Aircraft time
- 40,543 hours, 11,854 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 251N318211
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.