Service difficulty report · Trim Tab · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 16, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N789UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26935
Aircraft time
11,752 hours, 1,827 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Trim Tab
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR TRIM IS LOCKED AT 4.5 DEGREES. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEN. *S/D* INITIAL EVALUATION DID NOT UNCOVER ANY FAULT MESSAGES RELATED TO THE AIRPLANES STABILIZER OR FLIGHT CONTROLS. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED PRIMARY FLIGHT COMPUTER TESTS, ACTUATOR CONFIDENCE TESTS AND STABILIZER SYSTEM TESTS. ALL TEST RESULTS WERE NORMAL. ROOT CAUSE IS UNDER REVIEW BY UNITED AND BOEING ENGINEERING.