Service difficulty report · Feel Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 11, 2012
Submitted
February 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4055
Aircraft time
25,405 hours, 26,444 cycles
Part
Feel Unit
Part number
3995001007
Part serial
0451
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder Trim
Part time
450 hours, 479 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CAPTAINS RUDDER PEDALS DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE EQUAL PSI WHEN PUSHING ON EACH PEDAL AND RELEASEMENT SPEED IS SLOW TO RETURN ON ONE PEDAL (RT) NO PROBLEMS. DURING DURING FLIGHT WERE FELT OR INDICATED. FOS PEDALS ALSO INDICATED UNEQUAL PSI AND MOVEMENT SIMILAR TO THE CAPTAINS PEDALS. R & R RTFU IAW TASK 27-22-06-000-801 AND 217-22-06-400-801. PERFORMED GVI OF ENTIRE RUDDER CABLE RUN, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ALSO INSPECTED INPUT LEVERS, BELLCRANKS, PULLEYS, FEED THROUGHS, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.