Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
March 29, 2022
Submitted
March 30, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401LC
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Aircraft serial
4606
Aircraft time
59,667 hours, 35,131 cycles
Part
Pushrod
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING SCHDULED FLIGHT; WHEN APPLYING LT RUDDER, RUDDER WOULD HANG THEN SNAP FREE. THE RUDDER MOVEMENT WAS FELT THROUGH THE RUDDER PEDALS AND THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL INSPECTION IN FLIGHT SHOWED THE RUDDER PACK AND PUSH ROD DOING THE SAME AND ACTING AS IF IT IS BOUND THEN SNAPPING FREE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY / REMOVED DEBRIS FROM RUDDER PUSH ROD AND PRESSURIZATION SEAL IAW SMP581 27-20. OPS CHECK GOOD. LP# 46652