SDR SWIA972606

Service difficulty report · Servo · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
May 19, 2001
Submitted
June 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120276
Aircraft time
23,571 hours, 29,004 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Servo
Condition
Defective
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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, WITH AUTOPILOT ON, EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN YAW MOVEMENT AND BALL WENT OUT OF CENTER. RETRIMMED WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN IN DESCENT, WITH AUTOPILOT OFF, NOTICED TRIM WOULD NOT CENTER BALL. THEN 2 OR 3 MINUTES LATER THERE WAS ANOTHER SUDDEN YAW. AP WAS OFF ON DESCENT, BUT YAW DAMPER WAS ON THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. FERRIED TO SLC FOR MAINTENANCE. REPLACED RUDDER TRIM SERVO IAW MM 32-10-05. OPS CHECKS GOOD. P/N, S/N ON 8092, OFF 5875.

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