Service difficulty report · Cover · Boeing 747238B

Difficulty date
December 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163UA
Make and model
Boeing 747238B
Aircraft serial
21353
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Cover
Part number
69B834131
Condition
Broken
Location
Stab Trim Wheel
Stage of operation
TX
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

DURING OP CHECK OF STABILIZER TRIM CONTROL SYSTEM, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE STABILIZER DID NOT APPEAR TO TRIM USING EITHER THE SWITCHES ON THE CONTROL YOKE OR MANUAL CONTROL LEVERS. 1ST OFFICER'S STABILIZER POSITION TRIM INDICATOR WHEEL OUTER COVER HAD BROKEN AND WAS JAMMING THE STAB TRIM POSITION INDICATORS, PREVENTING THEM FROM MOVING. THE JAMMING SUBSEQUENTLY LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE STAB INDICATOR AFT CABLE QUADRANT SHEAR RIVETS AS THE STABILIZER WAS MOVED. STAB TRIM INDICATOR WHEEL OUTER COVER WAS REPLACED, THE STAB INDICATOR AFT CABLE QUADRANT WAS REPAIRED .