Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
August 9, 2022
Submitted
August 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26485
Aircraft time
83,663 hours, 26,950 cycles
Part
Trim Switch
Condition
Intermittent
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHIP 5638 -ATB- DUE TO LOSS OF RUDDER TRIM CAPABILITIES. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MTC FOUND TRIM SWITCH INTERMITTING. REPLACED RUDDER AND AILERON CONTROL PANEL. REPLACED THE RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR. ACCOMPLISHED ALL REQUIRED MCDP TESTS.