SDR SWIA972535

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
April 29, 2001
Submitted
April 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120281
Aircraft time
20,740 hours, 27,920 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Actuator
Condition
Failed
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.

What was found

RUDDER BLUE SYSTEM INOP. (PILOT REPORTED RUDDER ACTUATOR LOCKED UP IN FLIGHT.) RUDDER PCU STARTING TO LEAK AND TESTS ON THE LOW END OF THE RUDDER HEALTH CHECK FOR BLUE SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED BLUE SYSTEM RUDDER ACTUATOR IAW EMB MM 27-22-024. PERFORMED RUDDER HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HEALTH CHECK IAW EMB MM 27-22-00 TO C/W FCD 00-09-27R2. RUDDER HEALTH CHECK PASSED. OPS CHECK GOOD OF RUDDER SYSTEM. ALL PANELS VERIFIED CLOSED. LEAK CHECK GOOD. REMOVED RUDDER PCU AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW MM 27-22-11 AND RII 27-312. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. ALSO PERFORMED RUDDER HEALTH CHECK IAW MM 27-22-00. CHECKED GOOD. P/N: 32100-1003, S/N ON: 0215A, S/N OFF: 0287.

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