What was found
CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE RUDDER WAS TRIMMED 3 DEGREES TO THE LT DURING ALL FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED AND ADJUSTED THE RUDDER TRIM CONTROL POSITION INDICATOR IAW MM 27-20-00, TESTED CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- February 29, 2008
- Submitted
- March 6, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N501AM
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49188
- Aircraft time
- 66,013 hours, 48,769 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D*
- System (JASC)
- 2721 · Rudder Tab Control System
- Part
- Indicator
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Location
- Rudder Trim
- 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.