Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 4, 2017
Submitted
December 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7547A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53029
Aircraft time
75,452 hours, 39,843 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AUTO PILOT OFF, CLIMBING THRU 10,000 ADJUSTED RUDDER TRIM WHEN AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROLLING DUE TO RUDDER YAW. YAW DAMP OFF DFG APPEARED TO BE COMPLETED INOPERABLE DUE TO CONTROL ISSUES. DECLARED EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO OMA FOR LANDING AS AIRCRAFT SPEED DECREASED CONTROL IMPROVED ENOUGH FOR LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND SHORTED WIRE (2C610X22RD) AT RIGHT HAND SIDE, STATION 1431 CANT FRAME BETWEEN S30-5 AND RUDDER POSITION TRANSMITTER. REPAIRED WIRE PER AMM 22-01-05.

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