Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
July 29, 2004
Submitted
July 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Aircraft time
33,804 hours, 27,636 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rudder Limiter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, (RUDDER TRAVEL UNRESTRICTED) LIGHT TURNED OFF BEFORE TAKE OFF AND LT GENERATOR INOPERATIVE. PSEU TEST WAS PERFORMED, ALL CORRECT; RUDDER LIMITER PROXIMITY SWITCH WAS CLEANED AND CHECKED, RUDDER WAS ACTUATED WITH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND FAIL CONTINUE. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, D1-33 AND D1-34 RUDDER SENSOR TAG WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM 27-20-00 AND TESTED IAW MM 27-20-06, ALL CORRECT.

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