SDR SWIA972368

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 17, 2001
Submitted
February 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120305
Aircraft time
13,503 hours, 18,919 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Actuator
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
DE
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.

What was found

DURING DESCENT, RUDDER REQUIRED FULL NOSE LEFT RUDDER TRIM TRAVEL TO STOP. RUDDER TRIM INEFFECTIVE. PERFORMED RUDDER ACT HEALTH CHECK, AND PCU CHECK IAW EMB 120 MM 27-22-00. FOUND GREEN RUDDER ACTUATOR TO FAIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED GREEN RUDDER ACTUATOR WITH A SERVICEABLE PART. CHECKED OPERATION OF RUDDER AND RUDDER TRIM SATISFACTORY REF EMB MM 27-22-02. P/N ON: 308140-1003, S/N ON: 00026, S/N OFF 0650. PERFORMED OPS CHECK ON RUDDER AND RUDDER TRIM. WITH AUTOPILOT YAW ENGAGED SEEMS TO OPERATE A LITTLE SLOW USING RUDDER TRIM WHEEL. ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS OPERATE NORMAL. REPLACED RUDDER SERVO IAW MM 22-10-00, OPS CHECK GOOD. P/N ON: 622-5734-002, S/N ON: 1604, S/N OFF: 7835.

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