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A B727 in cruise at FL330 required 2 units left aileron and 2 units left rudder to maintain level flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373582 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jhw |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 373582 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
En route cvg-yul, noticed aircraft needed 1 1/2 - 2 units left rudder trim and 2 units left aileron to fly reasonably straight and level (unusual). On return flight, performed trim check per SOP without success. Noted in logbook that autoplt had been written up. Notified maintenance that problem was not autoplt but aircraft rigging.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 IN CRUISE AT FL330 REQUIRED 2 UNITS L AILERON AND 2 UNITS L RUDDER TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLT.
Narrative: ENRTE CVG-YUL, NOTICED ACFT NEEDED 1 1/2 - 2 UNITS L RUDDER TRIM AND 2 UNITS L AILERON TO FLY REASONABLY STRAIGHT AND LEVEL (UNUSUAL). ON RETURN FLT, PERFORMED TRIM CHK PER SOP WITHOUT SUCCESS. NOTED IN LOGBOOK THAT AUTOPLT HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP. NOTIFIED MAINT THAT PROB WAS NOT AUTOPLT BUT ACFT RIGGING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.