Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
January 26, 2016
Submitted
January 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33518
Aircraft time
18,498 hours, 7,134 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AT FL 390, THE CONTROL YOKE HAD RELAXED WITH ABOUT 4 TO 5 INCHES OF FREE MOVEMENT IN THE PITCH AXIS. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS -59 DEGREES CELSIUS. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CONTROL RETURNED TO NORMAL AT LOWER ALTITUDE OF 10,000 FEET. ADJUSTED ELEVATOR CABLES EAL, EBL, EAR & EBR IAW AMM 27-31-00-820-801 & SL-27-249. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE ACFT WAS GNDED.