Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 2, 2010
Submitted
August 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24626
Aircraft time
71,613 hours, 22,858 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

AILERON ROLL CONTROLS ARE VERY HEAVY IN FLIGHT, THEY FEEL NORMAL ON THE GROUND. BOTH DIRECTIONS AND AC TRIM NORMAL, JUST VERY HEAVY IN MOVMENT, PER CREW. ACCOMPLISHED FIM. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED TASK IAW MM. NO FAULTS FOUND. CHECKED GREASE FITTING ON BOTH LT AND RT AILERON HINGE FITTINGS FOUND LT HINGES DRY AND IN NEED OF GREASE. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED CAT 3 CHECK IAW MM. NO PREVIOUS FLIGHT FAULTS IN MEMORY AND CT 3 CHECK PASSED WITH NO FLTS.