SDR MALA010266

Service difficulty report · Turnbuckle · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
March 12, 2001
Submitted
March 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N98XJ
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
098
Part
Turnbuckle
Part number
MS21251B5L
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder Sys
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLIGHT 2742 DURING APPROACH TO CRW NO RUDDER AUTHORITY ON FO SIDE. UPON LANDING NO RUDDER AUTHORITY ON CAPT. SIDE. (NO TENSION IN FOOT PEDALS). CREW HEARD A SMALL POP SOUND. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AFT CARGO PANEL TO ACCESS RUDDER CABLES, REMOVED ROUND FLOORBOARD PANEL IN CARGO AREA NR 2, REMOVED FLOORBOARD PANEL IN WHERE FDR IS, FOUND RT TURNBUCKLE BARREL TO BE BROKEN. REMOVED BARREL ASSEMBLY. AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 RT TURNBUCKLE P/N MS21251-B5L, IAW SF340 AMM 27-21. PERFORM NECESSARY RIGGING CHECKS FOR REPLACEMENT OF RUDDER CABLE TURNBUCKLES.

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