Service difficulty report · Steering Sys · Boeing 737900

Difficulty date
February 3, 2022
Submitted
February 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N66803
Make and model
Boeing 737900
Aircraft serial
42817
Aircraft time
27,015 hours, 9,644 cycles
Part
Steering Sys
Part number
NA
Part serial
NA
Condition
Uncontrollable
Location
Cockpit
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

DEBRIEFED THE CAPT..WITH THE AUTO PILOT OFF, WHEN YOKE IS RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT GOES TO 1 UNIT LEFT WING DOWN. WITH CONTROL YOKE HELD CENTERED, AIRCRAFT FLY''S STRAIGHT. IT FEELS LIKE A SPRING FORCE IS DRIVING THE YOKE LEFT WING DOWN WHEN RELEASED FROM CENTER. LOCKED FOR SIGNOFF UNLOCKING FOR SIGNOFF PERFORMED FIM TASK 27-11-00 TASK 810. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.