Service difficulty report · Servo · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
April 28, 2001
Submitted
May 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20204
Part
Servo
Condition
Weak
Location
Autopilot Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IN ALL MODES (TURN KNOB & HEADING SELECT) AIRCRAFT ROLL JERKY. AUTOPILOT WILL NOT TRACK COURSE ON GPS. DISENGAGED NAV/LOC ON AUTOPILOT, AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT WITH JERKY MOTION INTO 30DEG. LEFT BANK. THEN TURN KNOB WOULD NOT BANK RIGHT UNTIL AUTOPILOT WAS DISENGAGED/REENGAGED (THIS WAS IN BOTH A&B MODES). DEFERRED AUTOPILOT SYSTEM PER MEL 22-1 PLACARD INSTALLED. T/S SYS, FOUND A/P AILERON SERVO TO BE WEAK AND JERKY. REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERON SERVO AND OPS CHECKED IAW B727 MM 22-11-11.