Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 27, 2011
Submitted
October 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26685
Aircraft time
61,302 hours, 22,513 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
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

SLIGHT YAW OSCILLATIONS AT 250 KTS IN SMOOTH AIR, AUTOPILOT ON OR OFF. OK TO CONTINUE PER MM, THIS IS A KNOWN CONDITION AND IS ACCEPTABLE FOR DISPATCH WITHOUT CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE OUTBOUND FLIGHT CREW DETERMINED THAT NOT ENOUGH WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO CORRECT THE DITHER IN THE RUDDER SYSTEM AND REFUSED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. ACCOMPLISHED SERVICE TIP MM, NO OSCILLATION FOUND AND NO UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF THE RUDDER CHANGER MECHANISM, ALSO ACP THE RUDDER RATIO ACTUATOR DITHER TEST AND THE YAW DAMP, ALL NORMAL.