Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 12, 2018
Submitted
August 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342PM
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31269
Aircraft time
3,610 hours, 1,462 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
U26B
Part serial
C8726
Condition
Defective
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UNABLE TO CONTROL RUDDER, TRIM STUCK 2-5 UNITS TO RIGHT, UNABLE TO CENTER, LANDED 5 UNITS TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED AILERON AND RUDDER TRIM CONTROL MODULE IAW AMM 27-11-94, AND RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR PER AMM 27-21-87. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. THIS SDR IS FOR RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR.