Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 22, 2008
Submitted
September 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53258
Aircraft time
47,520 hours, 35,553 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Broken
Location
Trim Motor
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

HOUSING FOUND CRACKED AND BROKEN PIECE HANGING ON WIRES. ALT TRIM INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALT TRIM MOTOR ACTUATOR PER M/M CKS OK.

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