Service difficulty report · Rudder · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 17, 2011
Submitted
November 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4353
Aircraft time
1,734 hours, 1,781 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
Binding
Location
Zone 200
Part time
1,736 hours, 1,783 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

WHILE F/O FLYING ON FINAL AND CONFIGURED, NOTED THE RIGHT RUDDER STUCK. WHILE APPLYING MORE PRESSURE IT BROKE FREE AND HAD NORMAL RUDDER MOVEMENT FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. BINDING STARTED WITH AUTOPILOT ON AND CONTINUED AFTER IT WAS SELECTED OFF, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. RUDDER CABLE INSPECTED, KICK PANELS AROUND RUDDER PEDALS INSPECTED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATED RUDDER SYS WITH INPUT ROD TO FEEL UNIT DISCONECTED, SYS OPERATED SMOOTHLY WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INPUT ROD RE-CONNECTED DURING REPLACEMENT OF RUDDER FEEL AND SUMMING UNIT. ALL OPS TESTED GOOD. REPLACED RUDDER FEEL AND SUMMING UNIT. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.