Service difficulty report · Powerpack · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
January 13, 2004
Submitted
January 14, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22350
Aircraft time
36,568 hours, 26,148 cycles
Part
Powerpack
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

WITH AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED AT CRUISE FLT, UNCOMMANDED FWD/AFT MOVEMENT OF CONTROL WHEEL HAD TO BE COUNTER-ACTED WITH FIRM PRESSURE. UNCOMMANED MOVEMENT OF CONTROL WHEEL SEEMED TO LESSEN WITH SLOWER AIRSPEED (310-200 KIAS). THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AFTER DISENGAGING A/P BECAUSE OF ACCOMPANYING WRITE UP. WITH -A- AND B-HYD SYSTEMS PRESSURIZED, A/P OFF AND C/B'S PULLED, FOUND RT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WOULD DEFLECT INTERMITTENTLY. REMOVED LARGE COMPACTED BIRD NEST FROM RT ELEVATOR POWER PACKAGE BAY AND BLED B-SYSTEM WITH BLEED NEXT TO B-MODULAR PACKAGE IN AFT STAIR WELL. RT TRIM TAB NOW IS STEADY. CHECKED ELEVATOR TRIM TABS AND ELEVATORS FOR BINDING. OPS CHECKS GOOD PER MM 27-30-000-5.

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