Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
February 28, 2013
Submitted
March 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20932
Aircraft time
58,908 hours, 37,579 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1U1087
Part serial
1256
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT ENCOUNTERED UNCOMMANDED YAW. GOC/MX DIRECTED RETURN TO DEPARTURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED STANDBY ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-20-151-2. CHECKED STANDBY ACTUATOR MOVEMENT, NOTHING OUT OF NORMAL FOUND DURING CHECKS. TESTED SYS IAW AMM 27-00-051-6 AND AMM 22-11-141-5 AND TEST PASSED. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION IN THAT AREA, NO ABNORMAL FINDING. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.