Service difficulty report · Rudder · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 26, 2017
Submitted
February 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4143
Aircraft time
24,893 hours, 26,561 cycles
Part
Rudder
Condition
Binding
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

AFTER ENGINE START, ATTEMPTED RUDDER CONTROL CHECK, AND FOUND RUDDER PEDALS/CONTROL JAMMED ON BOTH SIDES. NO MESSAGES OR CAUTIONS NOTED. RUDDER DEFLECTION ON PFD SHOWS 3/4 DEFLECTION. HYD QUANTITIES INDICATE NORMAL. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF RUD CONT SYSTEM PER AMM TASK 27-20-00-710-802. OPS TEST GOOD. REMOVED PANEL 121DZ VERIFIED NO OBSTRUCTION IN RUD SYSTEM REINSTALLED PANEL 121DZ. OPENED PANEL 311AB VERIFIED NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN RUD SYSTEM. CLOSED 311AB OPENED 322AL & 322DL VERIFIED AFT RUD QUADRANT GOES FULL STOPS & NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN RUDDER SYSTEM. REINSTALLED 322AL & 322DL. COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK ENSURED FULL TRAVEL & VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW GPM 9.2.