Service difficulty report · Yoke · Boeing 7373M8

Difficulty date
November 29, 2003
Submitted
December 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303FL
Make and model
Boeing 7373M8
Aircraft serial
25039
Aircraft time
38,085 hours, 17,715 cycles
Part
Yoke
Condition
Frozen
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON FINAL APPROACH, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED YOKE FROZE UP IN TURN (ROLL ONLY). INSPECTED CASE DRAIN FILTERS IAW MM 29-15-91, AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED NR 2 ENG. CASE DRAIN PLUG TO INSPECT IAW MM 29-15-00 AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. VISUALLY INSPECTED LT AND RT AILERON CABLES FROM MAIN WHEEL WELL OB AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. COMPLIED WITH FLIGHT CONTROL MOVEMENT WORK CARD, FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. PERFORMED AILERON INTERNAL LEAK CHECK PROCEDURE IAW MM AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. NO DISCREPANCIES OR ABNORMALITIES NOTED.

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