Service difficulty report · Rod End Bearing · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 29, 2000
Submitted
September 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29237
Aircraft time
7,254 hours, 2,675 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Rod End Bearing
Part number
DRX34B
Condition
Worn
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GOT SEVERE NOSE STRUT VIBRATION AS SOON AS NOSE WHEEL LOWERED TO RUNWAY. NO NOSE WHEEL STEERING. CAUSE APPEARS TO BE THE LEFT ELEVATOR POWER CONTROL UNIT REACTION LINK ROD END BEARINGS. RADIAL FREEPLAY ON TWO OF THE THREE BEARINGS MEASURED AT .030 AND .012 INCH. ALL THREE LT ELEVATOR ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED.