Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 28, 2010
Submitted
July 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
30022
Aircraft time
21,966 hours, 6,764 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
BACB10AU21
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

DURING MANEUVERING FOR LANDING ON SHORT FINAL WHILE APPLYING AILERON TO ROLL LEFT YOKE MOMENTARY LOCKED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO OBTAIN DESIRED ROLL INPUT F/O HAND FLYING DURING FAULT. ISOLATION/TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND SIGNIFICANT NOISE CLICKING COMING FROM COPILOTS CONTROL COLUMN INSOLATED NOISE TO AREA NEAR CONTROL WHEEL. DISASSEMBLED CONTROL WHEEL AND FOUND SEALED BEARING IS DRY NO LUBRICANT. FOUND NUT HOLDING SPLINES FROM CONTROL WHEEL TO COLUMN NOT TORQUED, LUBED BEARING REF CMM 27 16 01 PAR 1A. RE-INSTALLED ALL CONTROL WHEEL ASSY REF AMM 27 11 41, OPS CHECK & ALL MOTION NORMAL.