Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 13, 2012
Submitted
January 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
45,472 hours, 29,677 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
2588838
Part serial
1255238
Condition
Failed
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WITH AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR SERVO "A" ENGAGED, ACFT HAD PITCH OSCILLATIONS GREATER THAN PLUS/MINUS 2 DEGREES INTERMITTENTLY. OSCILLATIONS SEEMED MORE PRONOUNCED DURING TURBULENCE OR WHEN ELEVATOR WAS LOADED IN A TURN. A/P SERVO INDICATOR SHOWED DEFLECTIONS MATCHING THE OSCILLATIONS ONLY ON THE RT ELEVATOR WITH DEFLECTIONS OF PLUS/MINUS .2500 IN. PREFORMED ELEVATOR POSITION AND TRIM SENSOR WIRING AND LINKAGE INSPECTION CHECK,FOUND LT POSITION SENSOR SHORTED. R & R SENSOR IAW AMM 22-11-071-4.