Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 3, 2007
Submitted
May 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26669
Aircraft time
48,623 hours, 18,004 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder Trim
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RUDDER TRIM FAILED TO TRIM IN LEFT DIRECTION. [SUP 06-06-07] DURING DESCENT STARTED TO WORK ERRATICALLY IN ONE DIRECTION. BY THE TIME IT ARRIVED AT GATE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. REPLACED RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR INSTALLATION.