Service difficulty report · Cartridge · Boeing 7372L9

Difficulty date
March 1, 2002
Submitted
March 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270FL
Make and model
Boeing 7372L9
Aircraft serial
22733
Aircraft time
50,463 hours, 32,898 cycles
Part
Cartridge
Condition
Defective
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON ARRIVAL, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AILERONS BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND FELT AS IF IN MANUAL REVERSION. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURES WERE BOTH NORMAL. RUDDER AND ELEVATOR FELT NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED NORMAL LANDING. REPLACED AILERON SPRING CARTRIDGE PER MM 27-11-0. CYCLED AILERONS SEVERAL TIMES AND FOUND NORMAL FORCES WERE REQUIRED TO OPERATE AILERONS.

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