Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
November 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23321
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rudder Trim
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORT ON FINAL, FIRST OFFICER REQUESTED CAPTAIN TO RETURN RUDDER TRIM TO ZERO. CAPTAIN REPORTED WITH TRIM AT 1.5 UNITS TO RIGHT, THE RUDDER TRIM WOULD NOT RESET. CAPTAIN SELECTED TO LEFT, NO MOVEMENT, RESELECTED TO RIGHT, NO MOVEMENT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CLEANED AND RESEATED THE C/PS ON THE AILERON AND RUDDER TRIM PANEL. OPERATIONS CHECK OK, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

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