SDR MWEA030412

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
October 8, 2003
Submitted
October 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302ME
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47102
Aircraft time
72,624 hours, 62,309 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER CONTROL CHECK, THE RUDDER TRAVEL UNRESTRICTED LIGHT WENT OUT, WHEN LEFT RUDDER IS MOVED 3 INCHES THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE RIGHT PEDAL IS MOVED FULL TRAVEL THE LIGHT STAYS OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH AND BROKEN WIRES.

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