Service difficulty report · Roller · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 8, 2008
Submitted
July 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21463
Aircraft time
44,193 hours, 28,393 cycles
Part
Roller
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DESCENT TO IAD AIRFRAME BUFFET AT 290 KNOTS 270FL FOLLOWED QRH AT 14,000 250 KTS NO BUFFET FELT. FLAPS 15 DEGREES LANDING ACCOMP FOR WING LEVEL NEED 1/2 UNIT OF TRIM RUDDER. CONTROL WHEEL SHOWED 35 DEGREES RIGHT WITH NO TRIM. OPS CHECK SPOILERS ALL DEPLOY EVENLY AND NO EVIDENCE OF FLUID BYPASS. WHILE TURNING CONTROL COLUMN WHEEL INSPECTED CABLES AND QUARDRUM: NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS FOUND. LOWERED FLAPS AND VISUALLY INSPECTED ROLLERS AND TRACK: ALL LOOKED OK. PHYSICALLY LIFTED ON FLAPS AND FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD AFT FLAP EXCESSIVE PLAY. ADJUSTED DEAD WEIGHT ROLLER ECCENTRIC AND OUTBOARD ROLLERS ECCENTRIC IAW MM 27-51-012-4. OPERATED FLAPS AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.