Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
September 10, 2016
Submitted
September 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
757
Aircraft time
30,670 hours, 16,372 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rudder Pedal
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 FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK, AT FULL THROW RIGHT RUDDER STUCK AT FULL RUDDER POSITION. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT CAME BACK TO NEUTRAL AFTER A BANG AND A GRINDING NOISE. THE ROD CONNECTED TO THE RUDDER SENSOR BINDING, AND STICKING ON BRACKET, ON THE CAPTAIN SIDE UNDER FLOORBOARD. RUDDER STICKING WHEN MOVED TO THE FULL RT POSITION SUSPECT BRACKET NEED TO BE REPOSITION OR REPLACED. FOUND LINKAGE FOR RUDDER PEDAL POSITION TRANSMITTER BINDING WHEN RIGHT RUDDER SELECTED. ADJUSTED LINKAGE TO REMOVE BINDING. ADJUSTED RUDDER PEDAL POSITION TRANSMITTER IAW AMM 31-31-00-05 AND ENGINEERING REPORT 02-045. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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