Service difficulty report · Pcu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 19, 2009
Submitted
September 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25396
Aircraft time
67,004 hours, 19,361 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Pcu
Part number
15406003
Part serial
52
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AILERONS HEAVY ON CONTROLS. REPLACED RIGHT & LEFT INBD AILERON PCA(S), LEAK AND OP CHECKED OKAY. ACCOMPLISHED RII INSPECTION OF RIGHT & LEFT INBD AILERON INSTALLATIONS. AIL FORCES STILL HIGHER THAN NORMAL. NO BINDING. MOST APPARENT BETWEEN 0 +-- 4 UNITS L OR R. EG CREW INDICATED THAT ALTITUDE (COLD SOAKING) HAD NO EFFECT ON FORCES. VERIFIED AND DUPLICATED ISSUE WITH EG TEST CREW PRESENT AFTER TEST FLIGHT TO DEN. FOUND AILERON FEEL, CENTERING AND TRIM MECHANISM FEEL SPRINGS WITH SEVERE EXCESSIVE FORCE. ACCOMPLISHED AILERON FEEL SPRINGS ADJUSTMENT TO THE LOWEST POSSIBLE VALUE ()THAT WILL ALLOW THE WHEEL TO MEET THE CENTERING REQUIREMENT OF THE 6-2 RETURN TO CENTER TEST. MAINTENANCE MANUAL SPECIFICALLY STATETO ADJUST TO LOWEST POSSIBLE VALUE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS. AILERON SYSTEM NOW SMOOTH AND FREE WITH NO BINDING.