Service difficulty report · Spar · Boeing 767333

Difficulty date
February 11, 2009
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 767333
Aircraft time
37,143 hours
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Part
Spar
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder Actuator
Part time
37,695 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT, R RUDDER TEST FAILED. RUDDER PEDAL APPEARS TO BIND. UNABLE TO ACHIEVE MORE THAN HALF DEFLECTION. INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND CTR PCA (LT HYD SYS) FULLY RETRACTED IN THE LT RUDDER DEFLECTION POSITION, WITH ONLY LT HYD SYS PRESSURIZED, RUDDER APPROX 4 INCHES RIGHT OF NEUTRAL PCA REMAINED FULL LEFT. RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL INPUT APPROX 1/2 TRAVEL, PCA SUDDENLY WENT FULL RIGHT THEN BACK TO FULL LEFT AND REMAINED IN THAT POSITION FOR REMAINDER OF TEST. WITH ALL 3 HYD SYSTEMS PRESSURIZED, FULL RIGHT PEDAL RUDDER MOVED TO THE RIGHT. LEFT RUDDER PEDAL WAS STIFF TO OPERATE AND RUDDER MOVED TO THE LEFT WITH SOUNDS OF BREAKING COMPOSITE. LT HYD SYS PCA JAMMED IN FULL LEFT WITH CTR AND RIGHT SYS PCA`S FIGHTING THE LEFT. ALSO, FOUND INTERFERENCE DAMAGE TO SECONDARY INPUT CONTROL ROD AND REACTION LINK AT CTR PCA POSITION.