Service difficulty report · Tube · Amd FALCON10

Difficulty date
October 18, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Amd FALCON10
Aircraft time
11,178 hours
Part
Tube
Part number
F10A270300150
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Rudder Pedal
Part time
11,544 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR DEPARTURE, THE PILOTS WERE CONDUCTING FLIGHT CONTROL CHECKS AND FOUND CO-PILOTS R/H RUDDER PEDAL NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. THE PILOT THEN PUSHED ON HIS RUDDER PEDAL. AFTER DOING SO, THE CO-PILOTS PEDALHAD NO EFFECT AT ALL. THE FLIGHT WAS TERMINATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO THE HANGAR. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE CO-PILOTS RT RUDDER PEDAL PUSH PULL TUBE WAS BROKEN. FALCON JET WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE PART FOR POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. NO OTHER OCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPE HAS BEEN REPORTED. THE PART HAS BEENSENT TO FALCON JET AND THEY WILL ADVISE ME OF WHAT THEY FIND.