Service difficulty report · Control Syst · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
October 30, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24538
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Control Syst
Condition
Binding
Location
Rudder Trim
Stage of operation
TO
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

ON TAKEOFF, RUDDER TRIM WAS ADDED WITH NO RESPONSE ON CONTROLS. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, RUDDER PEDALS KICKED BACK TO RIGHT AND TRIM WAS ADDED INSTANTLY. SYSTEM SEEMS TO BIND. ALSO, BINDS WHEN PUTTING IN LEFT TRIM.