What was found
RUDDER IS EXTREMELY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MOVE, BOTH INFLIGHT AND ON THE GROUND. REPLACED THE BLUE HYD RUDDER PCU ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-22-02.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2006
- Submitted
- March 1, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N562SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120
- Aircraft serial
- 120336
- Aircraft time
- 17,198 hours, 25,182 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 3081401003
- Part serial
- 0599
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Rudder
- 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.