Service difficulty report · Dmu · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
June 17, 2005
Submitted
June 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500009
Aircraft time
7,330 hours, 4,786 cycles
Part
Dmu
Part number
972260
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, HEARD CLICK OR SNAP AND FELT ABRUPT JERK OF NOSE TO LT . RUDDER TRIM RAN AWAY WITH 50 PERCENT DEFLECTION AND STOPPED RETRIMMED RUDDER WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. CHECKED RUDDER CABLE TENSIONS AND DMU FOR A PCU FORCE FLIGHT. CONNECTED DMU AND FOUND NO INDICATIONS OF A FORCE FIGHT ON ANY PCU. REMOVED DMU AND RESTORED ACFT TO ORIGINAL POSITION CONFIGURATION. NEED TO LOCATE RUDDER CONTOUR BOARDS TO PERFORM RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM CHECK.

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