Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
September 11, 2012
Submitted
October 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N851AM
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
29363
Aircraft time
27,910 hours, 14,683 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
251A12403
Part serial
11537
Condition
Damaged
Location
Spoilers
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING APPROACH, THE AILERONS CONTROL FELT HARD. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED FLIGHT CONTROL TEST, DETECTING THAT THE AILERONS CONTROL DID NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL POSITION IAW MM 27-11-00. THE LT WING FLIGHT SPOILER ACTUATOR NR 4 WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-61-51, TESTED CORRECT.