Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 747243B

Difficulty date
March 2, 2007
Submitted
March 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517MC
Make and model
Boeing 747243B
Aircraft serial
23300
Aircraft time
643,000 hours, 12,415 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
2591415905
Part serial
86071190
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Nr 3 Pylon
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN "A" AUTOPILOT IS CONNECTED THE ACF GOES INTO A STEEP DIVE WITH STAB TRIM "A" LIGHT ON ALL ATTITUDE. WHEN AUTOPILOT "B" IS CONNECTED A/C PORPOISES + - 1,200 FRM WITH STAB TRIM "B" LIGHT ON. THIS HAPPENED ABOVE FL 27.0. IF FLYING AT 27.0 IT MAINTAINED A GOOD LEVEL CRUISE, TX DMI M07-028 PER MEL 22-1 PLACARD INSTALLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AUTO STAB TRIM UNIT IAW 22-14-01, OPS CHECK OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 PYLON VALVE IAW MM 36-11-04, OPS CHECK OK. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF NR 4 PYLON VALVES AS PER MM 36-00-00, OPS CHECK NORMAL.