Service difficulty report · Elevator System · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 25, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30552
Aircraft time
26,644 hours, 3,550 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Elevator System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
NR
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

PER CREW WHEN ONLY ELEVATOR MOVEMENT, HAD TOO MUCH RESISTANCE. WHEN ONLY AILERON MOVEMENT, RIGHT SIDE TOO MUCH RESISTANCE. WITH SPOILERS DEPLOYED AILERONS OK. ELEVATORS ALWAYS HAD TOO MUCH RESISTANCE. NO UNUSUAL AILERON FORCES NOTED. HEAVY ELEV FORCES ARE PRESENT. RT HYD SYS CUTTING OUT AND RT SYS QTY DROPPING WITH NO EVIDENCE OF EXTERNAL LEAKAGE. QTY ON RTBL .94, QTY AFTER OPS CHECKS - .66. NO STATUS MSGS OR OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACCMP'D ELEV AND FORCE CHKS. SVC'D R HYDS. ALL CHECKS GOOD. NO HYD LOSS. EDP GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.