Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
February 1, 2013
Submitted
February 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
25059
Aircraft time
35,070 hours, 31,222 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Aileron Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT 100-110 K, AILERON CONTROL WAS UNUSUALLY STIFF WIND WAS 290/19 NO GUST. REJECTED TAKEOFF, AND PERFORMED RTO CHECKLIST IN QRH. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND BAD BEARING AT BOTH ENDS OF INBD PCA INPUT ROD SEIZED AND FALLING APART. REMOVED INPUT ROD AND TO FACILITATE REMOVAL AND PERFORM BEARING INSPECTION, REMOVED INPUT ROD FROM PCA CRANK TO OVERRIDE MECHANISM CRANK AND BOTH ENDS OF AILERON OVERRIDE. MECHANISM INPUT ROD IAW AMM 27-11-17-4 & AMM 27-11-20-2. ON RT SIDE DURING INSPECTION OF CONTROL ROD BEARINGS, FOUND BAD BEARING ON CONTROL ROD FROM OVERRIDE MECHANISM TO PCA INPUT CRANKS. RT SIDE AILERON OVERRIDE MECHANISM CONTROL ROD IS DISCONNECTED AT BOTH ENDS, REF AMM 27-11-17-4.