Service difficulty report · Rudder · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
December 27, 2021
Submitted
December 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829AN
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40651
Aircraft time
16,792 hours, 1,952 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING CLIMB WITH ENGINE POWER SETTINGS EQUAL AT 90.0 N1 RUDDER TRIM WENT TO 2.5 UNITS LEFT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE THEN RETURNED TO ZERO. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 27-20-F1-H7A-421A-A. WHICH REQUIRED OBSERVATION ON THE SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT TO CHECK THE OBSERVED FAULT SYMPTOM DOE NOT OCCUR. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO DISCREPANCY WAS NOTED ON THE SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT.

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