Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 17, 2016
Submitted
November 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49978
Aircraft time
68,954 hours, 51,685 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, CONTROL CHECK ON TAXI OUT, THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY JAMMED WITH NO MOVEMENT FROM EITHER SIDE. THE STEERING BYPASS & RELIEF VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. (LP# 8829848)

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