What was found
RETURNED TO ORD UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO HEAVY ELEVATOR FORCES REQUIRED FOR CLIMB. WORSE AS SPEED INCREASED.
- Difficulty date
- November 16, 2000
- Submitted
- November 21, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7261U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21408
- Aircraft time
- 64,989 hours, 37,341 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 2730 · Elevator Control System
- Part
- Elevator
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Wings
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.