What was found
DURING TRANSIT SERVICE, CAPTAIN REPORTED AILERON TRIM OUT OF SERVICE. DURING REVISION WAS DETECTED THE PLATE PEDESTAL AILERON TRIM SPIRAL DRIVE DAMAGED. THE SPIRAL DRIVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-10-01, TESTED CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2005
- Submitted
- July 29, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N161PL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49764
- Aircraft time
- 46,436 hours, 32,132 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2711 · Aileron Tab Control System
- Part
- Drive Assy
- Part number
- 4640880
- Part serial
- SS
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Aileron Trim
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.