What was found
RUDDER PEDAL HARDER TO PUSH WITH RUDDER BIAS ON. FOUND THE RUDDER BIAS AIR CYLINDER LEAKING AIR FROM ONE SIDE CAUSING THE RUDDER TO BIAS THE NON LEAKING SIDE.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2024
- Submitted
- March 21, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N409BA
- Make and model
- Textrn 408
- Aircraft serial
- 4080018
- Aircraft time
- 172 hours, 214 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 786133025
- Part serial
- ATE0019
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rudder Bias
- Part time
- 172 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.