SDR AALA991556

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49731
Part
Bolt
Part number
49558711
Condition
Missing
Location
Rudder Tab
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 465 - RIGHT AFTER T/O DFW WITH FLAP RETRACTION A/C TRIED TO ROLL RIGHT. THE RUDDER FELT AS IF IT WAS LOCKED UP WHEN TRYING TO PUSH IT LEFT. PUSHING IT RIGHT SEEMED TO WORK. AT ONE POINT THE RUDDER PEDALS WERE FELT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH SLIGHTLY ON THEIR OWN. THE AUTOPILOT WAS NOT ON. THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE AT HIGHER SPPEDS. WHEN THE DFGS WAS MOVED FROM NR 1 TO NR 2 PER THE MANUAL THE RUDDER SEEMED TO UNLOCK AND THE A/C THEN TRIED TO ROLL THE OTHER DIRECTIONS. GOING TO MANUAL RUDDER CAUSED YAWING AND ROLL IN NEW DIRECTIONS. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. INSTALLED RUDDER TAB CRANK ARM BOLT AND CHECKED RUDDER RIG. SYS GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OP'S. AC

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