Service difficulty report · Damper · 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
Damper
Part number
FE255000
Part serial
007R
Condition
Failed
Part time
16,120 hours, 14,439 cycles
Component
Actuator · 84282
Stage of operation
CL
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

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO VNAA0203038. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RUDDER DAMPER AND LIMIT ACTUATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-00-00. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.