Service difficulty report · Pcu · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
September 14, 2011
Submitted
September 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24556
Aircraft time
58,857 hours, 39,384 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
4192001003
Part serial
41920001526
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Rudder
Part time
7,504 hours, 4,551 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT FROM CLT WHILE FLYING THE RNAV DEPARTURE, CREW HAD TO APPLY FULL LEFT AILERON TO MAKE TURN REQUIRED FOR THE RNAV DEPARTURE. CREW REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF RIGGING. APPLIED MORE THAN 1.0 UNIT OF RIGHT RUDDER TRIM IN ORDER TO TRIM THE AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT. ON RETURN TO CLT, NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT USED A MAJOR AMOUNT OF OIL. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RUDDER MAIN PCU IAW AMM 27-21-91. RIG AND OPS CHECK GOOD. ALSO, SERVICED NR 2 ENGINE OIL TO FULL CAPACITY. RAN NR 2 ENGINE AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK. LEAK CHECK GOOD. LEAK CHECK ACCOMPLISHED AS PER AMM 71-00-00-795-004.

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