Service difficulty report · Cover · Boeing 7474H6

Difficulty date
March 8, 2017
Submitted
March 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718BA
Make and model
Boeing 7474H6
Aircraft serial
27042
Aircraft time
71,377 hours, 9,905 cycles
Part
Cover
Part number
253U340115
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rudder Pedal
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK PRIOR TO TAXI, EXPERIENCED STICKING, SNAPPING, INAPPROPRIATE RIGHT RUDDER RETURN. CONDITION SEEMED TO AMELIORATE WITH REPETITION BUT DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF. INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND THE RUDDER PEDAL COVER ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED, THIS CAUSED THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL TO CATCH ON THE CRACKED COVER WHICH RESULTED IN THE INAPPROPRIATE RUDDER RETURN. COVER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WITH NEW AND FULL RUDDER OPERATION IS NORMAL.

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