What was found
LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM IN FLT. LOSS OF INBOARD AILERON (RIGHT) IN FLT IS SUSPECTED. GROUND CHECK FOUND RT I/B AILERON ACTUATOR ROD END CRACK. REPLACE ACTUATOR ON MAY 8, RETURN MAY 8, AFTERNOON.
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2017
- Submitted
- May 24, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 747400
- Aircraft serial
- 30763
- Aircraft time
- 71,586 hours, 12,736 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2710 · Aileron Control System
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- 3170341
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Actuator
- Part time
- 71,586 hours, 12,736 cycles
- Component
- Actuator
- Component part number
- 31701208
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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