Service difficulty report · Transducer · Beech B300

Difficulty date
May 15, 2015
Submitted
May 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N833UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL947
Aircraft time
394 hours, 347 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
1303800033
Part serial
81542436
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Rudder
Part time
394 hours, 347 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

PILOT REPORTS RUDDER BOOST TEST HAS OPPOSITE RUDDER MOVEMENT WHEN TEST IS PERFORMED. LT THROTTLE HAS RT RUDDER MOVEMENT. RT THROTTLE HAS LT RUDDER MOVEMENT. TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY & FOUND A DEFECTIVE LT ENG RUDDER BOOST TRANSDUCER. ENG TRANSDUCER WAS REPLACED, RUDDER BOOST OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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