Service difficulty report · Pcu · Boeing 73736E

Difficulty date
August 5, 2001
Submitted
August 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315FL
Make and model
Boeing 73736E
Aircraft serial
25159
Aircraft time
27,439 hours, 14,360 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
654486112
Part serial
2886
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLIMBOUT, 8 TO 10 UNCONTL RUDDER INPUTS, STRONG ENOUGH TO FEEL ACFT RESPOND. TURNED AUTOPILOT & YAW DAMPER ON & OFF, NO EFFECT. PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. CLIMBOUT, NR 1 ENG SURGED THRU 18,000 FT. TURNED AUTOTHROTTLE ON & OFF, NO EFFECT. REACHING 18000 FT ENG RAN SMOOTH. REPLACED RUDDER PCU, RIGGED & PERF OPS CHK OF RUDDER PCU, YAW DAMPER COUPLER & FOUND NO DISCREP & ACCOMP FLT CONTL MOVEMENT CHK. THE DFDR & CVR WERE REMOVED FOR READ OUT. NO SIGNIF RUDDER MOVEMENT OR YAW OBSERVED. READ OUT SHOWED FLUX OF NR 1 ENG BEGUN 18000' & STAB 24,000'. PERF PWR ASSURANCE CHK & BORESCOPE INSPEC OF NR 1 ENG & PERF TROUBLESHOOT FOR SURGING ENG, NO FAULTS FOUND. ACCOMP TEST FLT, NO ENG SURGE OR UNCONTL RUDDER INPUT.

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