Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 737800*

Difficulty date
December 10, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737800*
Aircraft time
43,782 hours
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Transmitter
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

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED THAT RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR HAD UN-COMMENDED PITCH CHANGES ON AUTOPILOT A/B AND MANUAL +/- 300 FT WHEN LEVEL. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. TROUBLE SHOUTING CARRIED OUT FOUND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER POSITION SENSOR AT CONNECTOR D2207 PIN BENT. POSITION SENSOR AT CONNECTOR D2207 REPLACED IAW WITH AMM.THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPORTS ABOUT UN-COMMENDED PITCH CHANGES ON ELEVATOR SINCE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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