Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
February 27, 2020
Submitted
March 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30017
Aircraft time
59,638 hours, 24,828 cycles
Part
Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Centering Unit
Component
Centering Unit
Component part number
65C2546523
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON THE GROUND AND DURING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS THE ELEVATOR FEEL ON PULLING AND PUSHING THE CONTROL WHEEL YOKE WAS UNUSUALLY LIGHT AND MUSHY. WE NEVER GOT A FEEL DIFF PRESS LIGHT. ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURES AND QUANTITIES INDICATED NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND FEEL & CENTERING SPRING BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR FEEL AND CENTERING UNIT REF B737-900 AMM 27-31-64/401.-000-801. INSTALLATION TEST (FEEL FORCE SYSTEM TEST) PASS REF AMM 27-31-00-700-812.