SDR 99ZZZX2365

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 727

Difficulty date: June 3, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Filed by: IU6R626N
Aero Controls, LLC
Make and model: Boeing 727
System (JASC): 2730 · Elevator Control System
Part: Control Unit
Condition: Damaged
Location: Elevator
Stage of operation: IN
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

TWO TYPES OF HOUSING ASSY'S ARE INCORPORATED ON THE CONTROL UNIT, P/N 401-61155-7, WHICH IS MADE OF MAGNESIUM AND WEIGHS 28.48 POUNDS, AND P/N 401-67675-01, WHICH IS MADE OF ALUMINUM ALLOY AND WEIGHS 36.0 POUNDS. THE LINKAGE LUGS OF THE CONTROL UNIT'S HOUSING ARE BEING FOUND DAMAGED.

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