SDR SB05128

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
October 8, 2005
Submitted
October 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23857
Part
Actuator
Part number
R15048
Part serial
891126
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ailerons
Part time
35,745 hours, 26,458 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PHL - FLT1243 - ON APPROACH TO PHL, WHEN AUTO PILOT WAS MANUALLY DISCONNECTED AT 1,000 FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT. AILERON TRIM SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT. BOTH THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER WERE REQUIRED TO REGAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. CREW NOTED THAT THE FUEL WAS IN-BALANCE AND USED ABOUT 1 UNIT OF RIGHT AILERON TRIM. AFTER LANDING, AILERONS POSITIONED 3 UNITS OF TRIM TO LT. AILERON TRIM SWITCHES ARE INTERMITTENT AS OCCASIONALLY THE AILERONS MOVE AFTER TRIM SWITCHES ARE RELEASED. FLT TAXIED TO THE GATE. MX R/R`D THE AILERON TRIM ACTUATOR PER MM 27-11-54. OPS CHECK GOOD. ALSO, R/R`D THE AILERON/RUDDER TRIM CONTROL MODULE P8-43, AS PRECAUTIONARY, PER MM 27-11-94. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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