Service difficulty report · Bearing · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
July 30, 2018
Submitted
August 2, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959PA
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft serial
159
Aircraft time
30,077 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
KSP6
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Rudder
Part time
249 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD DIFFICULTY MOVING THE RUDDER SO THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND LANDING SAFELY. WHILE INSPECTING THE RUDDER SYSTEM, THE BOTTOM BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE IN PIECES WHICH CAUSE EXCESSIVE PLAY WHEN RUDDER WAS IN MOTION.