Service difficulty report · Trim System · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
August 22, 2005
Submitted
August 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23665
Aircraft time
53,294 hours, 31,320 cycles
Part
Trim System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
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.

What was found

EXCESSIVE RUDDER AND TRIM, NEEDED 4 UNITS LT RUDDER TRIM AND 3 UNITS LWD TRIM PLUS YOKE INPUT, TO MAINTAIN WINGS LEVEL. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT REQUESTED. A BROKEN NR 6 SPOILER CONTROL CABLE (WSB2-4) INHIBITED FLIGHT SPOILER MOVEMENT OF THE NR 6 SPOILER CREATING AN ASYMMETRICAL AIR LOAD ON THE WING SURFACES. THE SUBJECT CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED, RIGGED, AND TESTED PER 737 MM 27-61-00 AND ALL CHECKED GOOD. THIS IS CONSIDERED AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED AT EVERY 'C' CHECK AND REPLACED AT A 2 HMV FREQUENCY. THERE IS NO HISTORY OF PREVIOUS FAILURES OF THIS OR OTHER FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.