Service difficulty report · Cam Bearing · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
August 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913AW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22207
Part
Cam Bearing
Part number
BACB10ET06
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Elevator Control
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLAIR ON LANDING AND AT GATE, ELEVATOR MOVEMENT FOR ELEVATOR 'UP' (YOKE BACK) WAS VERY STIFF. BETTER WITH ONLY LEFT SYS POWERED. INSPECTED ELEVATOR CONTROL SYS FOR DAMAGE OBSTRUCTION AND BINDING OR JAMMING. INSPECTED CABLE RUNS, TORQUE TUBES AND QUAD. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE. PERFORMED ELEVATOR FEEL SYSTEM FORCES TEST BMM 27-31-00 EXCEPT STEP S725-140 (7) A-K DUE TO INABILITY TO CHECK BOTH PITOT SYS'S AT ONCE. FOUND FROZEN BEARING IN ELEVATOR FEEL AND CENTERING UNIT. INSPECTED, LUBED AND FREED UP FROZEN BEARING. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF ELEVATOR FEEL SYSTEM FORCES PER BMM 27-31-00 WITH EXCEPTION TO S725-140 A-K. SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD. R/R'D BEARING, PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST PER BMM 27-31-17, PG 2, 14