What was found
RUDDER TRIM FAILED TO TRIM IN EITHER DIRECTION. TRIM FROZEN UNTIL CONTROL KNOB EXERCISED A LOT. FOUND RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR STICKING. REPLACED RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR. RUDDER TRIM. OPS CK NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 2009
- Submitted
- December 2, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N550UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25398
- Aircraft time
- 68,136 hours, 19,772 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2721 · Rudder Tab Control System
- Part
- Actuator
- Condition
- Sticking
- Location
- Rudder Trim
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.