Service difficulty report · Stabilizer · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 11, 2020
Submitted
September 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44109
Aircraft time
18,586 hours, 5,945 cycles
Part
Stabilizer
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
AP
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

UNCOMMANDED STAB TRIM MOVEMENT BELOW 500' DURING APPROACH. STABILIZER BEGAN TO MOVE ON ITS OWN WHILE CONFIGURED AND ON SPEED/PATH. TRIM WHEEL MADE TWO TO TWO AND A HALF ROTATIONS NOSE DOWN. STAB TRIM MOVEMENT WAS STOPPED WITH OPPOSING TRIM INPUT FROM FO'S YOKE MOUNTED TRIM WHEEL SWITCH. NOSE UP TRIM SUBSEQUENTLY REQUIRED FOR NORMAL FEEL FROM ROUND OUT/FLARE, NOTE NEITHER A/P NOR A/T ENGAGED. GROUNDED - YES. GVI OF ELEVATOR FEEL CENTERING SPRING, REF B737-900 AMM 27-31-64 & IPC 27-31-64, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED B737-900 FIM 22-11 TASK 839, NO FAULTS NOTED ON ALL TEST PERFORMED. SYSTEM OPERATION NORMAL, PER AMM 22-11-00, NO OTHER FAULTS NOTED.