Service difficulty report · Cable · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 3, 2009
Submitted
October 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26950
Aircraft time
56,092 hours, 8,164 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Cable
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Rudder Pedal
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CAPT'S RUDDER PEDALS WON'T STAY IN POSITION SELECTED, PEDALS TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN PUSHED ON WITH FOOT PRESSURE. ABLE TO DUPLICATE CAPT'S RUDDER PEDALS SLIP FROM POSITION SELECTED AND TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, FOUND PEDAL TRAVEL ADJUSTMENT CABLE AT FAULT. DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED & REASSEMBLED. OPERATIONS NORMAL.