Service difficulty report · Flt Controls · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
March 15, 2007
Submitted
March 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21783
Aircraft time
96,575 hours, 19,299 cycles
Part
Flt Controls
Condition
Binding
Stage of operation
CL
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 T/O WITH FLAP 20 DEGREES THE YOKE WOULD STICK AT ABOUT THE POINT OF 2 UNITS OF RIGHT AILERON TRIM. AFT FLAP WERE AT 10 DEGREES THE YOKE WOULD STICK AT THE SAME POINT, BUT TAKE LESS PRESSURE TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM, ON APPROACH NO INDICATION OF STICKING WITH FLAPS UP OR AT NIL FLAPS SETTING DOWN TO 30 DEGREES. VERIFIED YOKE AND AILERONS, NOT BINDING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE WITH FLAPS UP AND FLAPS DOWN IAW MM 27-11-00.

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