Service difficulty report · Wire · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
October 2, 2014
Submitted
October 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N264FX
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
340
Aircraft time
4,488 hours, 3,229 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WAS JAMMED IN PLACE MOMENTARILY AFTER LIFTOFF & RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR SHOWED FULL RT TRIM & TRIM INDICATION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DISAPPEAR. FOUND WIRE HANGING BY THE RT RUDDER PEDAL CAUSING RESTRICTED MOVEMENT. REPOSITIONED WIRE, INSPECTED REST OF RUDDER CONTROL SYS FOR ANY OTHER ISSUES. OPERATIONS CHECKED RUDDER CONTROL SYS 20 TIMES WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.