SDR 95ZZZX6789

Service difficulty report · Pcu · Boeing 7372L9

Difficulty date
October 31, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N737Q
Make and model
Boeing 7372L9
Aircraft serial
21279
Part
Pcu
Part number
65C370525
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING MAINTENANCE, DISCOVERED THE RUDDER BEGAN TO FLUTTER WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS PRESSURIZED. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE RUDDER POWER CONTROL UNIT (PCU) WAS LEAKING AND VERY HOT. REPLACED THE RUDDER PCU. POWER CONTROL UNIT WAS OVERHAULED BY AERO CONTROLS, INC., 6-28-95. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF A PCU OVERHAULED BY AERO CONTROL, INC., WITHIN SIX MONTHS.

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