Service difficulty report · Bolt · Airbus A330223

Difficulty date
April 7, 2017
Submitted
April 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856NW
Make and model
Airbus A330223
Aircraft serial
0631
Aircraft time
53,423 hours, 6,881 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Elevator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DIV, UPON LEVEL OFF IN CRUISE, NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT HAD A MEDIUM FREQUENCY LOW AMPLITUDE GALLOP IN PITCH, NO ROLL OR YAW TENDENCIES. ONLY FELT IN THE FLIGHT DECK. CREW HAS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO ANC AND LANDED OVER WEIGHT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING F/CTL TRIM FAULT APPEARED FAULTING THE R Y ELEVATOR CONTROL. REPLACED DAMAGED BOLT AND BUSHING FOR ELEVATOR ROD END AND RIGHT YELLOW ELEVATOR SERVO CONTROL.

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