Service difficulty report · Feel Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 13, 2009
Submitted
February 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4232
Aircraft time
92 hours, 96 cycles
Part
Feel Unit
Part number
3995001007
Part serial
071
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 300
Part time
92 hours, 96 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

RNO - WHEN PULLING POWER TOWARDS IDLE ON DESCENT AND ADDING THE REQUIRED LEFT RUDDER AT ABOUT 1-1 1/2 INCH TRAVEL THERE IS AN INCREASE IN PEDAL RESISTANCE FOR APPROXIMATELY THE SAME DISTANCE AND THEN AN ABRUPT RELEASE IN PRESSURE REQUIRED FOLLOWED BY NORMAL TRAVEL. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FERRIED RNO-PDX FOR REPAIRS. DISCREPANCY IS ASSOCIATED TO RUDDER FEEL/SUMMING UNIT. REPLACED RUDDER FEEL SUMMING UNIT IAW AMM TASKS 27-22-06-000-801 AND 27-22-06-400-80. ALL CHECKS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK, ENSURED FULL TRAVEL AND VERIFIED DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.