Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 18, 2011
Submitted
November 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48447
Aircraft time
87,940 hours, 15,757 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Yoke
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

F/O YOKE IS APPROXIMATELY 5 LT (DOWN) WHEN IT SHOULD BE FULLY NEUTRAL (LEVEL). NO DIFFERENCE WHEN EITHER AUTOPILOT SELECTED. ACFT IS TRIMMED. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF AILERONS IAW AMM 27-10-00-5-0. FOUND ALL NORMAL. PERFORMED FCC 1 AND FCC 2 CONTROL WHEEL SYS TEST IAW AMM 22-00-06-5. TEST PASSED. PERFORMED FCC-1 AND FCC-2 AILERON SYS TEST IAW AMM 27-13-00-5. TEST PASSED. ACFT CAT STATUS DOWNGRADED. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE SERVICE.

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