Service difficulty report · Elevator System · Boeing 76738E

Difficulty date
March 18, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 76738E
Aircraft time
98,046 hours
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Part
Elevator System
Condition
Abnormal
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) CREW REPORTED THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE ASPECTS REGARDING THE FLIGHT: -40LBS BACK PRESSURE NEEDED TO ROTATE-ON APPROACH, 13.5 UNITS OF AFT STABILIZER TRIM WAS REQUIRED. ACFT WAS SERVICEABLE. OPS WAS VERIFYING WEIGHTS AND LOCATION OF CARGO, SO FAR ALL WAS NORMAL. ONGOING MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION OF ACFT CONTINUES RESOLUTION: INSPECTED THE ELEVATOR BELLCRANK ON 645 AND IT CHECKED OK. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE BELLCRANK CHECK AND IT MEASURED .3750" ON THE LT SIDE AND .1250" ON THE RT SIDE. BOTH ARE WITHIN LIMITS SINCE 1" IS THE MAX ALLOWABLE RANGE. THE MOVEMENT WAS FREE AND CLEAR. WE ALSO CHECKED THE TRIM READING IN THE COCKPIT AND IT WAS THE SAME AS ON THE STABILIZERS. FD RECORDER DATA SENT TO PLAYBACK, CENTER PLAYBACK REPORTS, NO FAULTS EVIDENT.

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