What was found
RUDDER PEDALS MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THEY ARE MOVED. REMOVED RUDDER TO INSPECT. FOUND SERVO TO MAKE GRINDING NOISE AND ALSO FOUND IT TO BE BINDING. REPLACED SERVO WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. AUTOPILOT OP CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- April 2, 2003
- Submitted
- April 23, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N220SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120288
- Aircraft time
- 22,271 hours, 31,192 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2215 · Autopilot Main Servo
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- 6225734002
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.