Service difficulty report · Feel Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 29, 2010
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434MK
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4227
Aircraft time
5,234 hours, 5,931 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Feel Sensor
Part number
3995001007
Part serial
243
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Part time
5,234 hours
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

ON DECENT F/O LEG, RUDDER JAMMED UNTIL F/O APPLIED ENOUGH FORCE TO FREE RUDDER. DVI OF ALL RUDDER CABLE RUNS, RIGGING OF CABLE RUNS, AND REPLACEMENT OF RUDDER FEEL AND SUMMING UNIT. ALL RIG CHECKS AND OPS CHECKS NOW PASS. C/W FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT OF RUDDER IAW GPM 9.2.5. ENSURED FULL TRAVEL AND VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT - NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.