What was found
DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, WHEN RUDDER TEST WAS PERFORMED, RUDDER PEDALS WERE HARD DURING OPERATION. RUDDER HYDRAULIC PACKAGE AND RUDDER SHUTOFF VALVE WERE REPLACED IAW MM 27-20-08 AND 27-20-05, TESTS CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2004
- Submitted
- June 30, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N751RA
- Make and model
- Doug DC987
- Aircraft serial
- 49779
- Aircraft time
- 37,662 hours, 25,718 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 59140665565
- Part serial
- N2276
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 4,045 hours, 2,712 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.