Service difficulty report · Rudder · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
February 24, 2012
Submitted
February 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898QS
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258593
Aircraft time
5,419 hours, 3,816 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
CR
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

RUDDER PEDALS LOCKED UP AFTER APPROX 800FT AFTER TAKEOFF. A "MECHANICAL CLICK" WAS HEARD AT LOCK-UP. COULD NOT MOVE PEDALS WITH YAW DAMPER ON OR OFF. AUTOPILOT ENGAGED SEEMED TO OPERATE THE RUDDER. PRIOR TO LANDING RUDDER STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER LANDING RUDDER PEDALS MOVED FREELY. PERFORMED DETAILED INSPECTION OF ALL RUDDER SYS COMPONENTS AND CABLE RUNS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED ALL AREAS FOR ANY MATERIAL THAT MAY HAVE BECOME JAMMED SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF AUTO PILOT, YAW FAMP, AND RUDDER SYS. ALL SYS CHECKED NORMAL. ALL WORK IAW MM 27-20-00 & 22-10-30.