Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
March 6, 2004
Submitted
March 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22931
Aircraft time
28,519 hours, 16,347 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
2588838
Part serial
0840940
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 300
Part time
6,464 hours, 3,845 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
J, B, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLT AT FL330 AT .82 MACH THE A/C PERF U/C ROLL DOUBLETS (DUTCH ROLL MOTION). A/P AND STAB WAS OUT OF TRIM WITH A PITCH UP ATT DEV. TRIMMED THE STAB AND LEVELED A/C AND RECONN A/P. A/P WAS IN SYS-B. WHEN RECONN, THE A/P TRIMMED NOSE UP, HAD TO DISC A/P AND APPLY 20 LBS OF DOWN ELEV FORCE TO LEVEL A/C. TRIED SYS-A AND IT WAS WORSE. THE ELEV POS IND SHOWED A SPLIT STAB (LT HIGHER THAN RT). DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DUMPED 9K OF FUEL AND WITH A/P OFF A/C TOOK MORE PRESS TO TURN RT THAN LT. CHECK PER MM 27-10-000-5, CHECKS NORMALLY. CHECKED ALL CABLES AND PULLEYS ASSOC WITH AILERONS, ALL CHECK NORMALLY. REMOVED LT ELEV POS SENS PER MM 22-11-071-5 REF WRI 22-10/7229 AND 22-30/7234.

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