Service difficulty report · Rod · Boeing 73771B

Difficulty date
August 22, 2016
Submitted
August 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7845A
Make and model
Boeing 73771B
Aircraft serial
29366
Aircraft time
28,852 hours, 19,376 cycles
Part
Rod
Part number
415A1300
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Aileron Actuator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PASSING 17,000 IN CLIMB ON AUTO PILOT B IN VNAV AND LNAV, AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROLLING LEFT REQUIRING MANUAL INTERVENTION. DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT B, RE-ESTABLISHED LATERAL CONTROL. ENGAGED AUTOPILOT BUT ONLY HAD "CWS" MODE EVENTUALLY LOST BOTH AUTOPILOT B & A AND BOTH FLIGHT DIRECTORS COMPLETED FLIGHT HAND FLYING RAW DATA. ADJUSTED AUTOPILOT AILERON ACTUATOR A ROD ASSEMBLY IAW AMM.

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