Service difficulty report · Servo · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
May 2, 2001
Submitted
June 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22956
Part
Servo
Part number
AR6460M2
Condition
Failed
Location
Autopilot Sys
Part time
31,476 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1549 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM CLT, EN ROUTE TO DFW, CREW RECEIVED A STABILIZER OUT OF TRIM LIGHT THAT WOULD FLICKER OFF AND ON. AT APPROXIMATELY FL270, THE AUTOPILOT BEGAN TO GIVE THE AIRCRAFT INCORRECT TRIM INPUTS AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD START TO NOSE OVER. ALSO, THE AUTO TRIM CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD TRIP AND WHEN THE CREW TRIED TO RESET IT, IT WOULD TRIP AGAIN. AIRCRAFT COULD BE HAND FLOWN WITH NO PROBLEM AND WHEN MAINTENANCE SUGGESTED RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER (WHICH CREW HAD ALREADY TRIED), CAPTAIN DECIDED TO RETURN TO FIELD AT CLT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AUTO PILOT STABILIZER TRIM SERVO PER MM 22-11-81. FUNCTIONAL CHE

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