Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 4, 2006
Submitted
September 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53344
Aircraft time
38,661 hours, 29,393 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
95906
Part serial
2529
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Vert Stab
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LOST PRIMARY TRIM CONTROL USING THUMB SWITCHES ON PILOTS CONTROL WHEEL DURING APPROACH. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH AND FLEW APROX 5 MIN WHEN PRIM TRIM CONTROL RETURNED TO PILOTS CONTROL WHEELS. CHECKED BOTH CONTROL WHEEL SWITCHES AT ALL TIMES. REPLACED PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE LONGITUDINAL TRIM ACTUATORS PER M/M. OPS CK PRIMARY AND ALT OK PER M/M. NOT AN RII ITEM.

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