SDR LR7A03045

Service difficulty report · Booster · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
May 23, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403LC
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Aircraft serial
4590
Aircraft time
44,103 hours, 20,267 cycles
Part
Booster
Part number
37202111
Part serial
322437
Condition
Binding
Location
Rudder Actuator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO BET FLT CREW REPORTED RUDDER WOULD NOT MOVE PAST NEUTRAL TO THE RT. INITIATED GO AROUND. ON SECOND APPROACH SOME RT RUDDER CONTROL WAS REGAINED WITH FLAPS AT 50 PERCENT AND IAS 150 KTS. FLEW ABNORMAL PATTERN AND USED DIFFERENTIAL POWER TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. ON ROLL OUT RUDDER REACTED NORMALLY BELOW 60 KTS. INSPECTED RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NOTED INTERNAL POPPING SOUND FROM RUDDER BOOSTER ASSY DURING MOVEMENT. REPLACED RUDDER BOOSTER ASSY IAW SMP 581 27-20 PG 217-219, LEAK AND OPS CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR TEST FLIGHT TO CONFIRM CORRECTIVE ACTION. TEST FLIGHT SATISFACTORY. LP 12179, ITEM 1.