Service difficulty report · Control Column · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 26, 2007
Submitted
January 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24627
Aircraft time
57,414 hours, 21,571 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Control Column
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TO
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

CAPTAIN'S ELEVATOR CONTROLS FEEL HEAVY. CREW COMMENTS: VERY HEAVY ELEVATOR AT TAKEOFF ROTATION. GW AT T/O WAS 236.0, VR WAS 158KTS. TRIM 4.6 ANU. FORCE MEASURMENT FOR AILERON WHEEL TRAVEL RT 26 LBS AND LT 27 LBS REF AMM 27-11-00. LIMITS EXCEEDS MAX OF 21.5. CONTROL COLUMN TRAVEL WITH C & R HYD SYS ON READS 58 LBS. REF AMM 27-31-00. EXCEEDS MAX OF 55. AUTO LAND TESTS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 22-10-00-501. NO PREVIOUS AND PRESENT FAULTS NOTED. REF MOP-7-0-5-4. HAVE ACCOMPLISHED EG CALLOUTS. REF PTT 102003-102012. NEW TEST FLT TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY EG CREW. CHECKED AILERON FORCES IAW 27-11-00. TEST OK.