Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 1, 2010
Submitted
October 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24744
Aircraft time
69,692 hours, 21,972 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Part number
S251T360107
Part serial
115
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RUDDER RATIO EICAS, FLIGHT DIVERTED. FOUND PCA FAULT BALL AND TEST FAIL FAULT BALL ON LT RUDDER RATIO CHANGER MODULE. INSTALLED NEW RRCM IN LT SIDE AND TESTED, BOTH RRCM'S SHOW FAIL AFTER 14 SECONDS. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL RRCM IN LT SIDE. NEW RRCM ON AOG R0994. OSCILLATION CHECK WAS OK. REPLACED THE RRCA IAW MM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RIG RUDDER RATIO CHANGER LVDT, FOUND PRIMARY CONTROL ROD HAS NO JAM NUTS ON EITHER ROD END AND APPEARS TO HAVE ROTATED WITH VISIBLE DAMAGE TO LOWER ROD END THREADS. REMOVED PRIMARY CONTROL ROD. SHIM, CUPPED WASHER, & NEW SHEAR PIN ATTACHED TO REPLACEMENT ROD ON WORK TABLE. REPLACED PRIMARY CONTOL ROD & INSTALLED A NEW SHEAR PIN.