Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 7378Z9

Difficulty date
October 13, 2021
Submitted
October 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342AM
Make and model
Boeing 7378Z9
Aircraft serial
34262
Aircraft time
51,563 hours, 22,686 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
18173810
Part serial
3777
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
20,467 hours, 9,956 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO DURING AILERONS FLIGHT CONTROL TEST WITH RIGHT MOVEMENT SLOWER. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION, DETECTING BITE TO PSEU IAW FIM 27-11 TASK 8081 PROCEDURE, NO CONFIRMING FAILURE; AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION; THE FLAPS POSITION TRANSMITTER T428 WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 27-58-01 AND FIM 27-51 TASK 820 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, TESTED CORRECT.

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