Service difficulty report · Servo · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
July 6, 2001
Submitted
July 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914AW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22208
Aircraft time
56,473 hours, 24,191 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Engine time
47,326 hours, 18,763 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
16300103
Part serial
101
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
35,690 hours, 13,817 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO MCO AT FL 370 THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SUDDEN ROLL OF 20-30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. AUTO PILOT DISENGAGED. AFTER RECOVERY TO LEVEL OF FLIGHT, NO ADVERSE YAW OR OUT OF TRIM COND EVIDENT. JUST PRIOR TO ROLL, EPR'S MATCHED, BUT N1, N2, N3, EGT & FF NOT MATCHED. THRUST LEVERS MATCHED. AFTER ROLL, RT THRUST LEVER ADVANCED 2.5 KNOBS FWD OF LEFT TO MATCH N1'S. LEFT EPR 1.95, RIGHT EPR 2.01 WITH MATCHED N1'S. IN SAT THE PROBLEM WAS TROUBLESHOT PER FIM 22-00-03/ 101 FIG 107, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM MAINTENANCE CONTROL. THE LEFT AILERON CONTROL SERVO WAS REPLACED PER THE AMM. LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE NR 2 ENG FUEL FLOW GOVERNOR WAS ALSO REPLACED PER AWA TASK CARD R5M 73602.