Service difficulty report · Sensor · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 22, 2004
Submitted
June 25, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49826
Aircraft time
43,914 hours, 27,843 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED "RUDDER TRAVEL UNRESTRICTED" LIGHT TURNED ON OCCASIONALLY IN FLIGHT. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INDICATION AND MECHANISM WERE CHECKED, ALL CORRECT. AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED AND RETURNED TO PLATFORM, "RUDDER TRAVEL UNRESTRICTED" LIGHT TURNED OFF WHEN PEDALS WERE OPERATED. D1-33 AND D1-34 SENSORS WERE ADJUSTED IAW MM 27-20-06, TEST CORRECT.

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