Service difficulty report · Cable · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
January 17, 2003
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Aircraft serial
426
Aircraft time
17,483 hours, 20,218 cycles
Part
Cable
Part number
82700544001
Part serial
NA
Condition
Loose
Part time
17,483 hours, 20,218 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RUDDER OSCILATES BACK AND FORTH +/- 10 DEGREESE BELOW 160 KNOTS. NORMAL ABOVE 160 KNOTS. FOUND RUDDER CONTROLL CABLES AFT OF STATION YX396 AT HALF OF REQURIED TENSION. TIGHTENED CABLE TO PROPER TENSION AND PERFORMED RUDDER RIGGING. EVALUATION FLIGHT SATISFACTORY.