Service difficulty report · Servo · Boeing 7572T7

Difficulty date
April 22, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572T7
Aircraft serial
23293
Aircraft time
881 hours, 31,870 cycles
Part
Servo
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
J, B, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF RUDDER STARTED CYCLING LT TO RT. RUDDER CYCLE BECAME MORE VIOLENT THE FASTER WE WENT. SLOWED TO 220KTS & LEVELED OFF AT 15000'. STATUS MSG, RUDDER PCU. NO QRH TO LOOK AT, RETURNED TO LAND. REPLACED YAW DAMP MODULE & YAW DAMP SERVO.

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