Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
December 5, 2006
Submitted
December 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23634
Aircraft time
66,546 hours, 40,767 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder Trim
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

DFW - ATB - DURING CLIMB-OUT OF DFW, THE A/C REQUIRED EXCESSIVE RUDDER INPUT TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT FLIGHT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DFW. THE PAX DID NOT BRACE. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE DISCREPANCY. THE A/C WAS MX FERRIED TO MCN.

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