What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On Wednesday, septmeber 13, 2000 at 1140 local, a delta airlines 727-200, N538DA, flight 780 reported to the roc tower that the stabilizer had jammed on a 3 nose-up selection. The aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp without incident. Contract maintenance, piedmont/hawthorne, was contacted to inspect the aircraft. The technician found that the horizontal stab trim would work in the nose down direction, but bind in the nose up direction. Company maintenance arrived later in the day and replaced the stab trim brake. The aircraft was then released to serivce. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTMEBER 13, 2000 AT 1140 LOCAL, A DELTA AIRLINES 727-200, N538DA, FLIGHT 780 REPORTED TO THE ROC TOWER THAT THE STABILIZER HAD JAMMED ON A 3 NOSE-UP SELECTION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE, PIEDMONT/HAWTHORNE, WAS CONTACTED TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE HORIZONTAL STAB TRIM WOULD WORK IN THE NOSE DOWN DIRECTION, BUT BIND IN THE NOSE UP DIRECTION. COMPANY MAINTENANCE ARRIVED LATER IN THE DAY AND REPLACED THE STAB TRIM BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED TO SERIVCE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N538DA · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.