Service difficulty report · Elevator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 26, 2010
Submitted
August 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
71,539 hours, 20,659 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Elevator
Part number
251N206126
Condition
Loose
Location
Elevator
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.

What was found

CONTROL COLUMN HAS A BUMP WHEN CYCLING ELEVATORS FROM NOSE DOWN TO UP. FOUND F/O'S AFT ELEVATOR QUADRANT LOOSE ON TORQUE SHAFT. SETTING UP TO START DISASSEMBLY OF F-O QUADRANT. REMOVED FASTENERS, APPLIED INSTRUCTION FROM MM 27-31-70 REPAIR 8-1. HOLES WERE ROUND AND WITHIN TOLERANCE PER FIG 601. NO CRACKS PER 757 NDT. MCDP CHECK REVEALED FAULT RUDDER SERVO-FCC. PULLED AND SECURED BREAKER E18 L FCC SERVO. REPLACED ARGS ELECTRO HYD SERVO VALVE. OPS CHECKS GOOD. TROUBLESHOT LT ELEVATOR PCU STATUS MESSAGE. REPLACED OTBD PCU ON LT ELEVATO, OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. MESSAGE WENT AWAY. PERFORMED AUTOPILOT CAT-III AUTOLAND TEST PER MM. TEST PASSED, NO FAULTS. RETURNED AC TO CAT-III STATUS.