Service difficulty report · Rudder · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
December 17, 2003
Submitted
January 7, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59083
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
47926
Aircraft time
108,838 hours, 22,171 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
Stuck
Location
Tail
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 AND FLARE RUDDER PEDALS COULD NOT BE MOVED. RUDDER PEDALS COULD NOT BE MOVED ON TAXI IN. TILLER OPERATION NORMAL. CAPTAINS AND CO-PILOTS SAME. LIMITED TRAVEL AT GATE. TAXI CHECK OF RUDDER PEDALS NORMAL. F/O DID NOTICE ALOT OF RUDDER FORCE ON TAKEOFF WITH SYMETRICAL THRUST AND NO CROSSWIND.

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