Service difficulty report · Attach Angle · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
December 4, 2020
Submitted
December 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0846
Aircraft time
20,034 hours, 12,120 cycles
Part
Attach Angle
Part number
A55371710200
Part serial
A55371710200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT, DURING FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK, FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT OF RUDDER WAS RESTRICTED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT PEDALS SEEMED TO PASS A DETENT WHICH REQUIRED ABNORMALLY HIGH FOOT PRESSURE. FOUND SEVERAL HI LOCKS SHEERED, AS WELL AS BOTH UPPER AND LOWER ATTACH FITTING ARMS TO NR 4 RUDDER SERVO ACTUATOR MISSING. HINGE ARM HAD 7" CRACK AT LT SIDE. R & R PER DWG A55371 778 SHEET 3,6,7 SRM 55-36-42 & 51-40-23 & 51-72-10. LOWER HINGE ARM 4"CRACK LT SIDE. R & R PER DWG A55571778, SRM 55-36-42 & 51-40-23 & 51-72-10. EO A300-2720-13915-O & A300-5540-14040-D FOR REPAIR.

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