Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
May 4, 2001
Submitted
May 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AV
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45969
Part
Connector
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

RUDDER HARD OVER TO THE RIGHT ON TAKEOFF AND STAYED. RUDDER BACK FULL DEFLECTION TO LEFT. CAPTAIN REPORT YAW DISENGAGE, OVERWEIGHT LANDING ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR PLUG P10-975, ALSO REPLACED WIRES TO SAME CONNECTOR IAW MM 20-50-1. PERFORMED RUDDER ADJUSTMENT AND TEST IAW MM 27-20-0 AND YAW CHANNEL COMPUTER IAW MM 22-11-1, BOTH TEST NORMAL.PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION IAW ARROW AIR FORM 6372 NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

More about the Doug DC-8-63F