What was found
RUDDER TRIM KNOB IS FROZEN AT CRUISE & AFTER LANDING. UNFROZE ONCE BLOCKED IN. PERFORMED LUBRIFICATION OF RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR IAW MM 12-24-06-3. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE RUDDER IAW MM 27-20-00-2. NO DEFECT FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2017
- Submitted
- January 30, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N614FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD11F
- Aircraft serial
- 48528
- Aircraft time
- 76,698 hours, 18,613 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2721 · Rudder Tab Control System
- Part
- Actuator
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Rudder Trim
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.