What was found
DURING FLIGHT RUDDER TRIM JAMMED AND WOULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD RUDDER TRIM CABLES WITH NEW SERVICEABLE CABLES AND TENSIONED IAW EMB 120 MM 27-00-01.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2003
- Submitted
- December 30, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N583SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120351
- Aircraft time
- 9,941 hours, 13,594 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2721 · Rudder Tab Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder Trim
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.