Service difficulty report · Dampener · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 24, 2002
Submitted
April 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3043
Aircraft time
17,892 hours, 16,062 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Dampener
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER DEPARTING, THE CREW REPORTED LOSING RUDDER CONTROL DURING CLIMBOUT. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND REPORTED TO DISPATCH FLIGHT 4084 WAS DIVERTING TO CAK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. CAPTAIN REPORTED NO RUDDER CONTROL AND SLOWED TO 155 KNOTS TO RELEASE RUDDER LIMITER. THE RUDDER LIMITER SHOW UNLIMITED AND THE CREW HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE RUDDER PEDALS. CREW CLIMBED TO 14,000 FEET, THE RUDDER PEDALS BEGAN WORKING ON DESCENT INTO CAK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RUDDER DAMPENER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-00-00.