Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
July 19, 2009
Submitted
July 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N706TW
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
28165
Aircraft time
42,053 hours, 13,866 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
658D1005
Part serial
2084A
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Rudder Trim
Stage of operation
CL
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

RUDDER TRIM INOP INTERMITTANT. SOMETIMES RUDDER TRIM WILL STICK AND NOT MOVE, SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK BUT NOT PREDICTABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR PER AMM. OPS TRIM CONTROL NORMAL.

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