Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 14, 2001
Submitted
February 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46123
Aircraft time
74,776 hours, 27,873 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RUDDER CONTROL CHECK DID NOT HAVE INDICATION ON HYD SYS GAUGE. INSPECTED AND OPS CHECK RUDDER HYD SYS PER MM 27-21-6. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED FLAP PRESS REDUCER VALVE AND LINKAGE PER MM 27-21-7. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED RUDDER CONTROL CHECK AND OBSERVED DEFLECTION ON HYD SYS PRESSURE INDICATOR.

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