Service difficulty report · Control Syst · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
November 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7291U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21569
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Control Syst
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AILERON CONTROL WHEEL FORCES HAVE EXCESSIVE DEAD BAND OR LACK OF FEEL EITHER SIDE OF NEUTRAL IN LANDING CONFIGURATION. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE, ALSO STIFF. *S/D* AILERON SYSTEM RERIGGED. AIRCRAFT TEST FLOWN AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEAD BAND OR STIFFNESS IN THE AILERON SYSTEM.