SDR ABXA040107

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
March 12, 2004
Submitted
March 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46113
Aircraft time
60,983 hours, 27,617 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
57553865505
Part serial
AKA89CT
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Yaw Damper
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

ON CLIMBOUT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT LATERAL FLUTTER. THE AUTOPILOT WAS OFF, YAW DAMPER ENGAGED. THE YAW DAMPER WAS DISENGAGED BY PILOT WITH NO NOTEABLE DIFFERENCE. DEPOWERED THE RUDDER HYDRAULICS AND THE FLUTTER STOPPED. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING VERIFIED THE RUDDER IN THE POWERED MODE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. ON PREFLIGHT, THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITH AILERON AND RUDDER POWER OFF WAS 2920 PSI. WITH THE AILERON AND RUDDER POWER ON, THE PRESSURE WAS 2670 PSI. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RUDDER HYDRAULIC POWER PACK BYPASSING FLUID. REPLACED THE RUDDER HYDRAULIC POWER PACK IAW DC8 MM 27-21-06.

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