Service difficulty report · Trim Motor · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
July 5, 2003
Submitted
July 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48489
Aircraft time
39,608 hours, 8,013 cycles
Part
Trim Motor
Part number
418575
Part serial
MX234679
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
22,800 hours, 5,251 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON APPLICATION OF POWER UP FOR TAKEOFF THE STABILIZER MOVED FROM 7.3 TO 5.4. AFTER REJECTED TAKEOFF WHILE ON TAXIWAY STABILIZER, RESET TO 7.3. UPON SUBSEQUENCY TAXI THE STAB MOVED BY ITSELF TO 9.2 AND THEN BACK TO ABOUT 5. T/S AND FOUND NR 2 TRIM MOTOR C/P RECEPTICAL FULL OF WATER AND C/P P1-1924, ALSO FULL OF WATER, DUE PREVIOULSLY BADLY ASSEMBLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HORIZONTAL STAB TRIM MOTOR, POSITION NR 2, IN REFERENCE TO REMOVED AND REPLACED CANNON PLUG P1-1924 ON NR 2 TRIM MOTOR PER MD11 WDM 22-22-01.

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