Service difficulty report · Yoke · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
September 24, 2006
Submitted
September 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
233
Aircraft time
32,467 hours, 27,658 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Locked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

RIC MISSED APPROACH A/P OFF, SELECTED FLAPS 20, GEAR UP, 3000' SET IN ALT WINDOW. AT 1600' REDC THROTTLES FOR SPD AT THIS POINT CLB STOPPED, PF KEPT BACK PRESS, YOKE SEEMED LOCKED IN PLACE. CAPT TOOK CTL, YOKE LOCKED, COULDN`T CLB. TRIED TO TURN ON A/P, NO LUCK. YOKE RELEASED WHEN TRIM SWITCH NOSE UP USED. ALL NORMAL CTLS, NML LNDG, FLAPS 20, A/P OFF WHEN YOKE LOCKED. C/W GEN INSP/CHK PER MM 27-00-00-6 2C2B. NO HARD SPOTS NOTED IN PITCH TVL. PERF GVI PER MM 27-30-00-6 FROM CNTL YOKES AFT TO AFT ACCY COMPT WHILE OPERATING ELEV NO PROBLEMS NOTED. AREA NOT YET INSP'D IS ON ELE AT HINGE LINE (334/344 PANELS) ON STAB PANELS IN LWR CARGO COMPT'S REMAIN OPEN. R/R FLC1 AND FLC2, NO OTHER DEFECTS FOUND.

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