Service difficulty report · Servo · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 1, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53247
Aircraft time
33,452 hours, 26,043 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
4034237916
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
E/E
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FL350 A/P TRIM LT ILLUM. WHILE IN HOLDING TURN. A/P DISENGAGED. A/P TRIM LT. ON THROUGHOUT DESENT. REQUIRED DISENGAGEMENT A/P AND RETRIMMED AGAIN DURING FINAL APPROACH. DURING INITIAL PROBLEM, EGT ON BOTH ENGINES IN REDBAND FOR APPROX. 15 SEC. WHILE AT FL350. DUE TO LOST IN ALT. AND AIRSPEED. WHEN A/P KICKED OFF WHILE HOLDING IN TURN. FOUND ALT TRIM B PHASE C/B POPPED. REPLD R20-12,R20-13NO.2 DFGC AND RUDDER SERVO. BOROSCOPE NR 1 ENG. OK. REPLACED NR 2 ENG DUE TO EGT EXCEDANCE.

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