Service difficulty report · Pca · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
January 23, 2020
Submitted
January 27, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N200UU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27809
Aircraft time
80,859 hours, 27,109 cycles
Part
Pca
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
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. AIR RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUDDER TRIM. SEEMED OK AT LOW AIRSPEED, GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AT HIGH SPEED, 5 DEGREES LEFT RUDDER TRIM AT C,RZ (5 UNITS TRIM) ABOVE 180 KNOTS. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FLIGHT WAS OVERWEIGHT FOR LANDING. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ADJUSTED/RIGGED ALL 3 RUDDER PCA'S IAW STOPS M & N OF AMM 27-21-00-825-055-001.

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