# SDR AALA20151203004

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 21, 2015
- Submitted: December 3, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N565AA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N565AA), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-9-83
- Registry model: [Doug DC-9-83](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 49347
- Aircraft time: 88,655 hours, 40,572 cycles
- System (JASC): [2720 · Rudder Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2720)
- Part: Sump
- Condition: Contaminated
- Location: Zone 300
- Stage of operation: AP
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: L
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20151203004

## Discrepancy

EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL, ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT, ACFT WAS GNDED.  DURING APPROACH THE RUDDER TRAVEL UNRESTRICTED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE & RUDDER FELT STIFF.  APPROACH ABORTED.  DURING SECOND APPROACH THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  THAWED ACFT IN HANGAR & DRAINED MOISTURE FROM RUDDER PITOT TUBE SUMP DRAIN IAW AMM 27-20-00.  RUDDER SYS OPERATES FREELY WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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