Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
March 28, 2003
Submitted
April 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913AW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22207
Aircraft time
60,204 hours, 25,823 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
S251N2062
Part serial
194
Condition
Worn
Location
Elevator
Part time
17,255 hours, 6,574 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT FL 200 RECEIVED EICAS STATUS ELEV ASYM, TURNED BACK. ON SHORT FINAL AT POWER REDUCTION FOR LANDING (10 FT ABOVE GROUND LVL), VIOLENT CONTROL COLUMN SHAKING OCCURRED (NOT STICK SHAKER). MX TROUBLESHOT & FOUND FAULT BALL FOR ELEV ASYM LIMIT ACTUATOR TRIPPED ON RT ELEV ASYM LIMIT MODULE. RESET MODULE & PERFORMED BITE CHECK ON LT & RT ELEV ASYM MODULES. BITE CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM TEST PER T/C F1B27623, TEST WAS GOOD. PERFORMED ELEV TEST WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL HYD SYS, NO FAULTS NOTED. AS PRECAUTION REPLACED ELEV ASYM ACTUATOR, OPS CHECK GOOD. *S/D* VENDOR TEARDOWN OF ELEV ASYM LINEAR ACTUATOR S/N 194 ONLY FOUND INDICATION OF NORMAL WEAR. UNIT REPAIRED & TESTED.