Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
December 15, 2007
Submitted
December 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22929
Aircraft time
33,553 hours, 19,426 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
269002913
Part serial
DA7053
Condition
Failed
Location
Flaps
Part time
30,151 hours, 17,043 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O, NON FLYING PILOT SELECTED FLAPS FROM 5 DEG TO 2 DEG CREW NOTICED AN ILLUMINATED LE FLAPS AMBER LIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED LOSS OF SYS A HYDRAULIC FLUID. SO FLAP CONFIGURATION PANEL INDICATED AN AMBER NR 4 SLAT. CREW FOLLOWED ALL APPLICABLE QRH PROCEDURES THEN RETURNED TO LANDING. DID NOT SHUT OFF SYS A FLUID SWITCHES. VERIFIED NR 4 SLAT ACTUATOR FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 LEADING EDGE SLAT ACTUATOR OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD PER M/M 27-81-032-4. R/I FROM FACT, PREMATURE REMOVED AND REPLACED OFF MFG 2-690029-13,

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