Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
January 11, 2013
Submitted
January 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48791
Aircraft time
46,023 hours, 10,732 cycles
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
ABH7258507
Part serial
0543
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON ROLLOUT F/O RT RUDDER PEDAL WENT FULL FORWARD. CAPT SIDE NORMAL, THEN ON TAXI IN CAPT SIDE WENT FULL FORWARD BUT OPPOSITE OF F/O'S. F/O'S LT SIDE FULL FWD/CAPT RT SIDE FWD. ACCESSED AVIONICS COMPT & INSPECTED RUDDER PEDAL TORQUE TUBE. FOUND BROKEN IN HALF ON PILOTS SIDE. ACCOMPLISHED WC EO 9-2720-7-5000, PART 4.

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