What was found
AFT 20 MIN OF FLT A/C HAD A AIR TURNBACK DUE TO TOO MUCH PRESS NEEDED TO OPERATE ELEVATOR. AC RETURN TO LAX.
- Difficulty date
- September 5, 2000
- Submitted
- September 6, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N448FE
- Make and model
- Airbus A310221
- Aircraft serial
- 260
- Aircraft time
- 32,432 hours, 23,420 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Elevator
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Stab
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.