Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 20, 2012
Submitted
March 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24744
Aircraft time
74,590 hours, 22,929 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
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

AT CRUISE ACFT WOULD START TO ROLL LEFT AND HAD TO INPUT RUDDER TRIM TO LEVEL OFF. ACCOMPLISHED REVIEW OF AMIS HSI, AND AILERONS. ACCOMPLISHED RIG CHECK OF AILERON AND AILERON TRIM CONT SYS REF MM 27-11-00-501. ACCOMPLISHED STEP 3H, FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES, ACCOMPLISHED STEP I, AND FOUND RIG PIN A1 OK, FOUND RIG PIN A2 OUT OF RIG, ADJUSTED CABLE RUNS A2A & A2B. PIN A2 NOW RIGGED. ACCOMPLISHED STEP J AND K, AND ADJUSTED WING CABLE RUNS A1A AND A1B FOR LEFT WING AND RUNS A2A AND A2B FOR RIGHT WING. BOTH RIG PINS A3 AND A4 FIT FREELY. SAFETIED TURNBUCKLES FOR BODY CABLES IN FWD PIT ON RIGHT SIDE FOR RUNS A2A AND A2B. SAFETIED TURNBUCKLES IN RT AND LT WHEEL WELL FOR WING CABLE RUNS A1A AND A1B, A2A AND A2B. TOTAL OF 6EA TURNBUCKLES DISTURBED. ADJUSTED LEFT AND RIGHT AILERON PCA'S PER STEP L". ACCOMPLISHED DIRECTIONAL OPERATIONAL CHECK, ALL INDICATIONS ON EICAS GOOD.