Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
February 9, 2001
Submitted
March 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7442U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21896
Aircraft time
61,035 hours, 35,261 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Actuator
Condition
Broken
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM-A FAILURE OCCURRED DURING FINAL APPROACH. LOST FLUID THEN PRESSURE. *S/D* FOUND NR 6 L/E SLAT ACT RETAINER CAP SEVERED FROM END OF THE ACTUATOR, WITH THE ACTUATOR IN THE FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED POSITION. REMOVED FAILED ACTUATOR, INSTALLED AND SAFETIED REPLACEMENT ACTUATOR. OPERATED SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES WITH NORMAL FLIGHT DECK INDICATIONS AND NO LEAKAGE.