SDR 06FDEA2675

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
July 24, 2006
Submitted
July 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21292
Aircraft time
51,480 hours, 36,428 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
269002916
Part serial
16136
Condition
Faulty
Location
L/E Slat
Part time
7,764 hours, 6,731 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

NR 4 SLAT W/N RETRACT AFTER T/O. RAN QRH CK LIST W/NEGATIVE RESULTS. RETURNED TO MEM. EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED ROLLING INPUT), CREW REPORTED DURING DEBRIEF THAT THEY CYCLED FLAPS TO 5 DEGREES AND BACK TO FLAPS 2 WITH NO HELP. A/C STILL EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED ROLL. CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES AND SLATS OPERATED NORMALLY ON GROUND. WITH FURTHER INFO FROM OUTGOING FLT CREW, THE UNCONTROLLABLE ROLL WAS TO THE LEFT. RAN SYSTEM THROUGH SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD THE NR 4 SLAT ACT POPPING IN THE CLOSE POS. T/S IAW 727-200 AMM 27-81-000-1 AND FOUND NR 4 L/E SLAT BINDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 L/E SLAT ACT, OPS AND LEAK CK OK REF TO AMM 27-81-032-4.