Service difficulty report · Feel Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 18, 2011
Submitted
November 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4161
Aircraft time
11,027 hours, 11,965 cycles
Part
Feel Unit
Part number
3995001007
Part serial
365
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Part time
3,471 hours, 3,719 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

GOING THRU 11,000 FT AFTER SELECTING THE AUTO PILOT OFF AND LEVELING WHILE LEFT TURN AT 10,000 FT THE LEFT RUDDER WAS JAMMED. AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE THE JAM BROKE FREE. RUDDER RESPONDED AND EXCESSIVE LEFT YAW. RUDDER REMIANED NORMAL FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT WITH NORMAL LANDING. COMPLIED WITH GVI OF RUDDER CONTROL PATH , NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED RUDDER FEEL AND SUMMING UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVMENT CHECK, ENSURED FULL TRAVEL AND VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REF GPM 9.2.5. ACFT RELEASED FOR OCF. CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.