Service difficulty report · Motor · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
July 15, 2021
Submitted
July 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31241
Aircraft time
15,038 hours, 6,160 cycles
Part
Motor
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Stab Trim
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 17,000 FEET, 290 KNOTS, WITH RIGHT AUTO PILOT ENGAGED, THE STABILIZER OUT OF TRIM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PER QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK, YOKE ELECTRIC TRIM WAS INOPERATIVE. MANUAL TRIM UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO MOVE BUT WAS OPERABLE. FLIGHT AND LANDING UNEVENTFUL. EMERGENCY DECLARED. RETURNED TO PHL. REMOVED AND REPLACED STABILIZER TRIM MOTOR IAW AMM 27-41-71.