Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
July 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
21394
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Spoiler Syst
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT WITH SPOILER DEPLOYMENT, JET WANTED TO ROLL LT. TOOK FULL AILERON INPUT TO THE RT ABOVE 300-350 KTS. NOT AS PRONOUNCED BELOW 250 KTS. ON LANDING, LT WING WANTED TO DROP WHEN SPOILERS DEPLOYED. HAPPENED BOTH AUTO-PILOT ENGAGED OR DISENGAGED, CHECKED SPOILERS FOR DEPLOYMENT, LOCKING UP AND DOWN. UNABLE TO HEAR BYPASSING FLUID. CHECKED FOR SHEARED RIVETS, NONE FOUND. RAN SPOILERS, FLAPS DOWN AND UP, RAN AILERONS, ALL CHECKED NORM. CHECKED INBD AND OTBD SPOILER DEPLOYMENT PER MM 27-61-1 STEPS 3 THROUGH 6. ALL IND NORM. COULD NOT DUP. ADJUSTED SPOILERS PER MM 27-61-91.