Service difficulty report · Trim Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 14, 2006
Submitted
October 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53313
Aircraft time
40,282 hours, 30,859 cycles
Part
Trim Switch
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
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

RETURNED TO ATL PRIMARY STABILIZER TRIM FAILED ALTERNATE, TRIM OK. FOUND CO PILOTS LONG TRIM CONTROL SWITCH OTBD SW NOT RETURNING TO SPRING LOADED CENTER POSITION ALLOWING SWITCH FLOAT AND MAKE CONTINUITY THROUGH SWITCH. REPLACED COPILOTS PRIMARY TRIM SWITCH ASSY NOW PRIMARY TRIM, OPS CKS GOOD PER 27-40-01.

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