What was found
ON PREFLIGHT, RUDDER HAS A BINDING FEEL WHEN LEFT RUDDER IS DEPRESSED. FOUND RUDDER TRIM SERVO DAMAGED. REPLACED RUDDER TRIM SERVO WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW MM 22-10-05. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 2002
- Submitted
- February 27, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N295SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120322
- Aircraft time
- 13,336 hours, 19,315 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2216 · Autopilot Trim Servo
- Part
- Servo
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Autopilot Sys
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.