Service difficulty report · Control Switch · Boeing 747400

Difficulty date
March 5, 2020
Submitted
March 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583UP
Make and model
Boeing 747400
Aircraft serial
25867
Aircraft time
120,289 hours, 20,225 cycles
Part
Control Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Stab Trim
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:NA**ATB, AC OOS ** RESULTED IN ATB ON CLIMBOUT PASSING =11000' WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH 310 KTS WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED "STAB TRIM 2", "STAB TRIM 3" ADVISORY EICAS MSG ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH >AUTOPILOT CAUTION MSG. EMERGENCY DECLARED, JETTISONED 110,000# OF FUEL, REBALANCED FUEL & PERFD DAMAGE ASSESS BEFORE LANDING. EMERG TERMINATED IN TAXI.COMPLETED BOW TS-B747-274000721Ï¿½ALL TESTS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILYÏ¿½R/R TRIM CNTL SWITCHES MM27-41-1-401 & FCC-C MM 22-1-01/MM 22-10-00/501. R/R OF SRM-L MM 27-41-01 FCU-C, MM 27-51-51 AND STAB POSITION TRANSMITTER CENTER MM 27-48-01.

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