SDR SCNA98159

Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N282SC
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22558
Part
Gearbox
Part number
651948218
Condition
Jammed
Location
Horiz Stab Trim
Stage of operation
NR
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

DUE TO REPEATED REPORTS OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM JAMMING OR BEING INTERMITTENT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM GEARBOX WAS REPLACED. SHOP FINDINGS ON THE REMOVED GEAR BOX REVEALED THAT THE UNIT WAS JAMMED FROM CORRODED BEARINGS AND EXCESSIVE WATER IN THE SCREW HOUSING.