Service difficulty report · Elevator · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
July 21, 2005
Submitted
July 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804AM
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
26271
Aircraft time
36,175 hours, 14,211 cycles
Part
Elevator
Condition
Out Of Rig
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE MESSAGE -ELEV ASYM- WAS SHOWN IN EICAS. THE FIM 27-09-00 FIG. 106 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AND DURING CONTROLS TESTS REPEATED THE MESSAGE. DURING ELEVATOR SURFACE INSPECTION WAS DETECTED ASYMMETRY IN ELEVATORS. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND FIM 27-09-00 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, TESTED CORRECT.

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