Service difficulty report · Rudder · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
May 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Part
Rudder
Condition
Jammed
Location
Flight Control
Component
Dhav
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) APPARENT RUDDER JAM IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION. FOLLOWING ROTATION INTO A MODERATED CROSSWIND CORRECTIVE RUDDER WAS APPLIED. RUDDER PEDALS WERE STIFF AND EVEN WITH A CONSIDERABLE FORCE APPLIED THE RUDDER ONLY HAD A LIMITED AMOUNT OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTROL GIVEN TO F.O. FOR VERIFICATION. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING CARRIED OUT OK. EMERGENCY DECLARED. PILOT CLAIMED RUDDER COULD BE OPERATED DURING THE FLIGHT USING THE AUTOPILOT AND TRIM SYSTEM. CONTROL CABLES CIRCUITS CHECKED OFF. THE TWO RUDDER ACTUATORS AND THE RUDDER DAMPER WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION.