Service difficulty report · Rvdt · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
January 17, 2016
Submitted
January 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20595
Aircraft time
115 hours, 59 cycles
Part
Rvdt
Part number
1002710031001
Part serial
41990
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder
Part time
115 hours, 59 cycles
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

AT 43000' THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED DUTCH ROLLING. ALSO YOKE KEPT GOING LEFT - RIGHT. DESCENDED TO 38000, STILL ROLLING. DESCENDED TO 31000, STILL OCCURRING. THRU 33000 YAW & ROLL PRONOUNCED. DIDN'T SETTLE UNTIL MID-TEENS. WHEN YOU HIT ANY TURBULENCE IT WOULD START AGAIN. TROUBLE SHOT & FOUND ISSUE WITH RUDDER POSITION RVDT. R & R RVDT, FOUND BAD. ORDERED ANOTHER RVDT. REMOVED RUDDER POSITION RVDT. REPLACED WITH REPAIRED RUDDER POSITION RVDT IAW AMM 27-21-09 REV 7. OPERATIONS OK.