Service difficulty report · Pca · Boeing 76733A

Difficulty date
May 25, 2022
Submitted
May 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1997A
Make and model
Boeing 76733A
Aircraft serial
27310
Aircraft time
102,413 hours
Part
Pca
Condition
Erratic
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRPLANE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS MAINTAINING VNAV PTH ON THE ARRIVAL ROUTE. AFTER DISCONNECTING AUTOPILOT I FELT HEAVY RESISTANCE WITH AILERON FLIGHT CONTROLS. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AILERON INPUT AT AIRSPEEDS ABOVE 200 KTS. AILERON TRIM SHOWED ZERO WITH LEVEL CONTROL YOKE. VERY HEAVY RESISTANCE. PERFORMED AILERON RESPONSE TEST IAW AMM 27-11-00, NO FAULTS NOTED, OPS CHECK GOOD, NO HEAVY RESISTANCE FOUND. PERFORMED TEST 30 40 IAW 22-00-02 NO FAULTS NOTED, OPS CHECK GOOD, PERFORMED GVI OF LEFT & RIGHT AILERON CONTROL CABLES IAW AMM 20-20-02. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERF AIL TENSION CHECK IAW AMM 27-11-00-835-429, ALL LOCATIONS WITHING LIMITS. INSPECTED AILERON FEEL, CENTERING AND TRIM MECHANISM PER FIM 27-11 FT 808, NO FINDINGS, SYS OK. PER AMM 27-11-00 PAR 3(M) INSP PCA'S, NO ABNORMAL TEMP WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER PCA. PERF FIM 27-09 FT 807, SYS NORMAL NO DEFECTS AT THIS TIME.</P>)

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