SDR ASOA01153

Service difficulty report · Mount · Emb EMB120

Difficulty date
August 31, 2001
Submitted
October 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120
Aircraft serial
120234
Part
Mount
Part number
62265735004
Condition
Defective
Location
Rudder Servo
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 4810 - DURING FLIGHT, REPORTED THE A/C WAS HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN THE A/P WAS DISCONNECTED, THE ELEV AND RUDDER WERE HEAVY AS IF THEY WERE STILL CONNECTED TO THE A/P. PULLED THE A/P C/B, BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSP A/C FLT CONTROL SYS, CONTROL SURFACES, AND CABLE BELLCRANKS AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. THE A/P PANEL WAS R&R BY MX AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. WHILE INSPECTING THE A/P SYS, MX FOUND ELEV TRIM SERVO MOTOR BINDING. MX R&R THE ELEV TRIM SERVO MOTOR. MX R&R THE ELEV TRIM SERVO. OPS CHECK GOOD. AFTER TEST FLT, WITH YAW DAMPER ENGAGED, RUDDER PEDALS WOULD NOT MOVE. INSP, MX FOUND RUDDER SERVO MOUNT DEFECTIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE R

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