Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 24, 2017
Submitted
December 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48624
Aircraft time
53,088 hours, 11,921 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Frozen
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENROUTE, RUDDER PEDALS AND TRIM WHEEL BECAME FROZEN/LOCKED. UNUSABLE UNTIL TAT REACHED 10 DEGREES. OPENED PANEL 364AR AND REMOVED ABOUT 1 INCH OF POOLED WATER INSIDE COMPARTMENT. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED BOTH TRIM AND RUDDER CABLES INSIDE COMPARTMENT IAW AMM 20-20-06-2 AND TSI 27-20/4645.

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