What was found
RUDDER FEELS FIRM DURING TAXI. WITH RIGHT RUDDER PRESSURE, RUDDERS POP BACK INTO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER SERVO MOTOR. REFERENCE EMB120 MM 22-10-05. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2003
- Submitted
- October 30, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N585SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120353
- Aircraft time
- 9,398 hours, 12,596 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2215 · Autopilot Main Servo
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- 6225734002
- Part serial
- 3622
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Rudder Motor
- Part time
- 8,528 hours, 10,051 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
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