Service difficulty report · Elevator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26689
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Elevator
Condition
Fluttered
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ORD UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO A CONTROL FLUTTER PROBLEM. CONCURRENT REPORTING OF UNITED'S FINDINGS TO FAA IS ONGOING THROUGH UNITED'S FLIGHT SAFETY DEPARTMENT. ACTIONS ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF NUMEROUS ELEVATOR HINGE BEARINGS, ELEVATOR REACTION LINK BEARINGS, REACTION LINKS, AND REPLACEMENT OF ELEVATOR PCA'S. RE-RIGGING OF THE ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND RE-TENSION OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES WERE ALSO ACCOMPLISHED.