Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 28, 2007
Submitted
October 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Aircraft time
48,650 hours, 33,166 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Actuator
Part number
59140665563
Part serial
N2251
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rudder
Part time
50,221 hours, 33,881 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO ADJUST THE RUDDER TRIM COMPENSATOR 7 UNITS TO THE RIGHT IN FLIGHT. AT PLATFORM, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE RUDDER HYDRAULIC POWER PACKAGE AND THE YAW DAMPER ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-20-04 AND 22-13-01 RESPECTIVELY, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE RUDDER TRIM LOAD FEEL SPRING WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-20-07 AND ADJUSTMENT TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 27-20-00, ALL CORRECT.

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