Service difficulty report · Guard · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
June 8, 2001
Submitted
July 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23629
Aircraft time
49,007 hours, 34,909 cycles
Part
Guard
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Elevator
Part time
49,007 hours, 34,909 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - 6/7/01 - FLT 519 - HEAVY ELEVATOR AFTER ROTATION; AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT W/ NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MX FOUND CABLE PULLEY BRACKET AT STA 420 ON CABLE EBS WORN; REPLACED PULLEY BRACKET; AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ELEV CABLE EB-5 WAS FOUND TO HAVE COME OFF THE PULLEY AND SLIPPED BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND BRACKET. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PULLEY GUARD WAS LOCATED 4.383 INCH FROM THE PULLEY CENTER BOLT HOLE. BOEING DWG 69-73450 INDICATES IT SHOULD BE 4.268 TO 4.278 INCH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME OUT OF C-CHECK ON 5-26-2001 WHERE WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED THAT REQUIRED THE FWD END OF THE CABLE RUN TO BE LOOSENED. THE CABLE PROBABLY CAME OFF AT THAT TIME.

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