737 stabilizer trim

[goksunkurkcu]

why is there a 0.5 unit difference in the stabilizer trim wheel of captain's and first officer's? all help is welcomed!!!

[Rainboe]

The left and right side indicators have got out of alignment! They are not really accurate to more than about half a division anyway.

[goksunkurkcu]

are these indicators out of alignment in all 737 fleet? and also it writes in our sop that there's a 0.5 unit difference and the captain's side must be the one that should be set correctly.

[CAT1 REVERSION]

It is my understanding (737-300) that the F/O's side is the master side and if there is any miss-match the F/O's side should be set to required trim! (within limits of course!)........

I stby to be corrected!

[IFixPlanes]

B737CL
Horizontal Stabilizer Trim System Test (TASK 27-41-00-735-013)
Quote:
(3) Do the stabilizer manual travel limits test:
····(a) Turn the captain's stabilizer trim wheel counterclockwise until the stabilizer trim jackscrew comes to its limit.
·········1) Make sure the B dimension is 45.84 +/-0.05 inches.
·········2) Make sure the two stabilizer trim indicators show 0.0 +/-0.5 units of trim.
····(b) Turn the captain's stabilizer trim wheel clockwise until it comes to its limit.
·········1) Make sure the B dimension is 21.32 +/-0.05 inches.
·········2) Make sure the two stabilizer trim indicators show 17.0 +/-0.5 units of trim.
····(c) Make sure the difference between the two position indicators is less than 0.5 unit of trim at all positions.
/Quote

[Flight Detent]

Exactly...our B737-700s FCOM quotes a maximum of 0.5 units difference, and doesn't refer to either one specifically for trim setting!

Cheers...FD...

[A37575]

If the FCOM or FCTM makes no mention of which stab trim should be set as a master then there is no master. Amazing how chief pilots come up with these little gimmicks and opinion becomes fact