Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 7272J0

Difficulty date
June 4, 2004
Submitted
July 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281KH
Make and model
Boeing 7272J0
Aircraft serial
21105
Part
Wire
Part number
W32520528R
Condition
Broken
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 2715 - ELP-DFW-FWA - DURING CLIMB, THE UPPER RUDDER INDICATOR WAS SWINGING BETWEEN MINOR INDICIES. AT 10,000 AGL THE LOWER RUDDER SWUNG HARD LEFT AND THEN ANOTHER LEFT NOT AS HARD. CREW FOLLOWED FLIGHT CONTROL EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO ELP. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT SPLICE 2 OF LOWER RUDDER PCU AND LOWER RUDDER POSITION SENSOR WIRE. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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