Service difficulty report · Mount · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
July 27, 2017
Submitted
August 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29124
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27565
Aircraft time
73,654 hours, 18,232 cycles
Part
Mount
Part number
251N100919
Condition
Broken
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLT CONTROL YOKE LOCKED IN FULL LEFT POSITION DURING CHECK, NO RETURN TO CENTER. LATERAL TRIM CONTROL ACTUATOR MOUNTING BOSS ON AIRFRAME BROKEN OFF CAUSING THE LATERAL FEEL, CENTERING AND TRIM MECHANISM DRUM ASSEMBLY TO BIND. THE LATERAL CONTROL SUPPORT BOX CASTING WAS REPLACED. AILERONS MOVE FREELY WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED.