Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
December 27, 2023
Submitted
January 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7851A
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
28240
Aircraft time
63,802 hours, 42,067 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zn 100 Fus Lower
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT ENGAGE; STAB OUT OF TRIM LIGHT ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY. PLANE NOSED OVER SLIGHTLY; AUTOPILOT CONTINUED TO DISENGAGE AND WOULD NOT REMAIN ENGAGED. FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE LESS RESPONSIVE IN ROLL THAN USUAL. AUTOPILOT IS FAULTING THE LVDT ON THE ELEVATOR AUTOPILOT ACTUATOR.<[01] PERFORMED FIM 27-11 TASK 808; VISUALLY INSPECTED AILERON CABLES ABSA AND ABSB CABLES FOR BLOCKAGE/DAMAGE. NO DEFECTS NOTED TO CABLES. REF AMM 27-11-00 STEP I; ABSA LH WAS AT 175; ABSB LH 176. ABSA RH 180; ABSB RH 180. ALL CABLE TENSIONS WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED AILERON TRAVEL TEST REF AMM 27-11-00; AILERON DEFLECTION NORMAL AND WITHIN LIMITS.;[02] PER FIM 27-11 TASK 808; CONFORMATION AILERON OPS NORMAL. NO FAULTS FOUND AT THIS TIME.;[03] R&R 'B' AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR ACTUATOR IAW AMM 22-11-26

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