Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 23, 2002
Submitted
December 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N234SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120308
Aircraft time
16,827 hours, 23,983 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Frayed
Location
Rudder Trim Act
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY AUTOPILOT TEST, RECEIVED -YAW DIS- ON FIRST OFFICER'S FLIGHT CONTROL PANEL AND ASSOCIATED -YAW DIS- ON AP CONTROL PANEL. ALSO -R- ON AUTOPILOT CONTROL PANEL. UPON INSPECTION FOUND RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR CABLE WIRE FRAYED AND BINDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABLE WITH SERVICEABLE RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR CABLE AND TENSIONED TRIM CABLES IAW EMB120 MM 27-00-01. OPS CHECK GOOD. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR, OPS CHECK OF AUTOPILOT GOOD.

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