Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
May 6, 2007
Submitted
May 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271WA
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48518
Aircraft time
43,863 hours, 8,132 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4462
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
ASM7337507
Part serial
DCA421
Condition
Sheared
Location
Trim Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AIR RETURN. AFTER TAKEOFF CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER FOUND LONGITUDINAL TRIM HANDLE WOULD NOT TRIM THE HORIZONTAL STAB. STAB REMAINED AT 7.6 UNITS OF TRIM. AUTOPILOT LEFT AND RIGHT DID NOT AFFECT TRIM POSITION. DURING PRESENT AND MODERATE PITCH CHANGE FELT IN THE YOKE. HOWEVER STAB REMAINED AT 7.6 UNITS. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO LIPA WHEN ON THE GROUND TESTED THE LONG TRIM HANDLES, HYD SYS PRESSURE DEFLECTION WAS NOTED BUT NO STAB MOVEMENT. [SUP 05-30-07] FOUND DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE UNIT SHEARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CHAIN DIFFERENTIAL FUSE DRIVE UNIT PER AMM 27-44-04. CHAINS AND ACTUATORS WEAR FOUND TO BE WITHIN SERVICABLE LIMITS. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF HORIZONTAL STAB RANGE OF MOVEMENT

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