Service difficulty report · Trim Motor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
September 30, 2018
Submitted
October 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33487
Aircraft time
17,084 hours, 6,900 cycles
Part
Trim Motor
Part number
6355C000101
Part serial
5582
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. STAB TRIM FROM CONTROL WHEEL OR AUTO PILOT INOPERATIVE. MANUAL TRIM WORKS. FLIGHT CONTROL AND SPEED TRIM FAILED ON INTERMITTENT DURING FLIGHT. A/C IS DIVERTING TO CLT ON ACCOUNT OF TRIM ISSUE. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT WILL NOT LAND OVERWEIGHT. PERFORMED FIM 27-41-00-810-804 VERIFIED VOLTAGE TO TRIM MOTOR PINS 1, 2, 3. PER FIM REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF STAB TRIM MOTOR. REPLACED STAB TRIM MOTOR PER AMM 27-41-71.