Service difficulty report · Rudder · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 21, 2010
Submitted
May 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4236
Aircraft time
3,153 hours, 3,657 cycles
Part
Rudder
Part number
3995001007
Part serial
254
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 200
Part time
3,154 hours, 3,658 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING APPROACH, RUDDER BOUND AND WOULDN'T MOVE TO THE LT WITH NORMAL RUDDER PEDAL FORCE. WHEN MORE RUDDER PEDAL FORCE WAS APPLIED THE RUDDER SUDDENLY "BROKE LOOSE" AND YAWED HARD TO THE LT. HAPPENED ONCE MORE TO THE RT. USED RUDDER TRIM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT AS SUGGESTED BY FCIF. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. C/W GVI OF ENTIRE RUDDER CONTROL SYS, C/W RUD CTL SYS OPS CHECK, C/W FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK, REPLACED FDR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FERRIE FOR REPAIRS. R & R RUDDER FELL/ TRIM / SUM UNIT IAW AMM 27-22-06-000-801 AND 27-22-06-400-801. OPS CHECK FLIGHT OK. RETURNED TO SERVICE.