Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
April 9, 2008
Submitted
April 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765AT
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
23014
Aircraft time
55,632 hours, 30,020 cycles
Part
Trim Switch
Part number
32EN614
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLT 589, WHEN THRUST LEVERS ADVANCED FOR TAKEOFF, TAKEOFF WARNING HORN ACTIVATED. FLAPS 15 SPEED BRAKES STOWED TRIM SET AT 6.6. FOUND UPPER STAB. TRIM SWITCH (S532) RETURN MECHANISM BROKEN. R&R SWITCH IAW MM 31-26-24 & WDM 27-43-01. TESTED TAKE-OFF WARNING IAW MM 31-26-0. OPS CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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