Service difficulty report · Rudder · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
September 15, 2005
Submitted
September 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500002
Aircraft time
8,842 hours, 5,993 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

UPON CLIMBOUT THROUGH 7000 FT THE RUDDER NEEDED MORE AND MORE TRIM TO REMAIN CENTERED. CONTINUED TO ADD LEFT RUDDER TRIM UNTIL THE HALF WAY POINT. IT TOOK MORE RUDDER TRIM AND WOULD NOT CENTER. THE RUDDER THEN VIOLENTLY SWUNG BACK THE OTHER DIRECTION. OPERATION WAS NORMAL AFTER THAT, ITEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

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