Service difficulty report · Gear · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 27, 2003
Submitted
October 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
87,364 hours, 36,217 cycles
Part
Gear
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rudder
Part time
87,364 hours, 36,217 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

DURING LANDING TO RJTY RUDDER TRIM BOUND. CREW COULD NOT CENTER RUDDER TRIM, IT BOUND AT 3 UNITS LEFT. AFTER LANDING ROTATED RUDDER TRIM TO FULL LEFT DEFLECTION. CREW NOTED METALLIC NOISE FROM PEDESTAL AREA AND RUDDER TRIM CENTERED OKAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND DEBRIS IN RUDDER TRIM GEAR TEETH. THE DEBRIS WAS REMOVED AND AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FOR THE RUDDER TRIM SYSTEM WAS GOOD ON GROUND PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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