Service difficulty report · Switch · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
April 24, 2019
Submitted
April 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
248
Aircraft time
37,470 hours, 33,917 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
E0242A28A0
Condition
Stuck
Location
Relay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RUDDER PEDALS LOCKED (IN NEUTRAL POSITION) ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. THE MASTER CAUTION FLIGHT CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CENTRALIZED CREW ALERTING SYSTEM (CCAS), AND FLIGHT CONTROL TRAVEL LIMIT UNIT (TLU) FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL. RUDDER TRAVEL LIMIT UNIT LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE CENTER CONSOLE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD SWITCH IN RELAY 13CY CAUSING TRAVEL LIMIT UNIT TO REMAIN ENGAGED AT LOW SPEED. RELAY 13CY WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD ON THE GROUND AND ON A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT.

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