Service difficulty report · Pulley · Boeing 747283B

Difficulty date
December 29, 2004
Submitted
January 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921FT
Make and model
Boeing 747283B
Aircraft serial
21575
Aircraft time
64,048 hours, 14,325 cycles
Part
Pulley
Part number
680000152769
Condition
Worn
Location
Flt Controls
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT, FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK REVEALED WHEN CONTROL WHEEL TURNED TO LEFT, NORMAL MOVEMENT OBSERVED. WHEN CONTROL WHEEL TURNED TO RIGHT IT STOPPED AT 10 DEGREES FOR 4-6 SECONDS THEN RETURNS SLOWLY TO NEUTRAL. FOUND CABLE PULLEY IN LT WHEEL WELL WORN. REPLACED PULLEY, PERFORMED AILERON AND AILERON TRIM SYSTEM TEST PER MM 27-11-00. ALL OPS NORMAL.