Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
March 6, 2003
Submitted
March 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326AW
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23258
Aircraft time
56,168 hours, 35,838 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
4084042911
Part serial
98090061
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 205
Part time
7,180 hours, 5,098 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON SHORT FINAL, FIRST OFFICER COULDN`T MOVE RUDDER PEDALS IN EITHER DIRECTION; AFTER LANDING, WITH NOSE WHEEL DOWN AND AT LOWER SPEED, BOTH CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER HAD FULL RUDDER MOVEMENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF RUDDER PEDAL HARDWARE, FORWARD AND AFT RUDDER CONTROL QUADRANTS IAW BMM 27-21-51 & 27-21-61, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. PERFORMED CHECK OF RUDDER FEEL AND CENTERING UNIT PER BMM 27-21-81, AND PERFORMED A RUDDER POWER CONTROL UNIT FUNCTIONAL TEST PER BMM 27-21-91, BOTH CHECKS WERE GOOD. PERFORMED TEST OF FLIGHT CONTROL SHUTOFF VALVE AND RUDDER TRIM CONTROL SYSTEM PER BMM 27--09-31 & 27-21-00, BOTH TESTS WERE GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED AUXILIARY ACTUATOR IAW T/C R4B27001, OPERATIONAL