Service difficulty report · Rudder · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
April 2, 2014
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
141
Aircraft time
6,024 hours, 3,791 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FLIGHT LEVEL 210 AND AT 345 KNOTS, THE ACFT HAD A BUZZING SOUND & AIRFRAME VIBRATION FELT IN CONTROLS. SHORTLY AFTER HAD A VIOLENT UNCOMMANDED RUDDER LEFT WITH NO PILOT INPUT. THE ACFT JERKED HARD FOR A FEW SECONDS. PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING. PERFORMED THOROUGH BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF NR 1 & 2 ENGINES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS. PERFORMED FIVE POINT ENGINE CALIBRATION RUNS OF BOTH ENGINES WITH ALL PARAMETERS TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF RUDDER BIAS SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED P2.8 MOISTURE TRAP AND P2.8 TRANSDUCER LINE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. SWAPPED P3 TRANSDUCERS FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW EMM 75-30-03, 753009, 72-00-00 & AMM 27-20-35.