Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 16, 2003
Submitted
May 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Aircraft time
83,941 hours, 34,768 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rudder
Part time
83,941 hours, 34,768 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT FROM TOL TO ATL CREW REPORTED RUDDER MANUAL REVERSION LIGHT CAME ON. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE RUDDER WAS POWERED BUT THE LIGHT WAS STAYING ON. CREW RETURNED TO TOL. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY ARE OKAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT MANUEL REVERSION SWITCH, AND REPAIRED WIRE AT REVERSION SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOUGLAS DC-8 MAINTENANCE MANUEL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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