Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
June 7, 2014
Submitted
June 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928FD
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial
24369
Aircraft time
92,943 hours, 27,900 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
BACB30UU5K48D
Condition
Sheared
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI OUT, CAPTAIN'S RT RUDDER PEDAL BROKE AS THE PARKING BRAKE WAS BEING SET. RT PEDAL MOVES FREELY WITH NO EFFECT ON FLIGHT CONTROLS. FOUND THE BOLT WHERE THE RT RUDDER PEDAL PUSHROD ATTACHES TO THE RUDDER PEDAL ARM TO BE SHEARED. REF IPC 24-21-02-02 FIG 2 SHEET 3 ITEM 068. R & R CAPTAIN`S RT RUDDER PEDAL ARM TO PUSHROD BOLT. CYCLED RUDDER PEDALS NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO BINDING & HAD FULL MOTION FROM BOTH CAPTAIN'S & FIRST OFFICER`S SIDE. NO ADJUSTMENT TO PUSHROD NEEDED AS RIG CHECKED GOOD. WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 27-21-02-4.

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