SDR 2002F00233

Service difficulty report · Spring · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
January 2, 2002
Submitted
March 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521NA
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
25592
Part
Spring
Condition
Failed
Location
Slat Actuator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LE SLAT DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE BETWEEN FLAPS 1 AND 0 ON RETRACTION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE STATION. SLATS FOUND TO BE BINDING, LUBED AND OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM. ON NEXT DEPARTURE DISCREPANCY REPEATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE STATION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED NR 1 AND NR 4 SLAT INBOARD ROTARY ACTUATOR SPRING POPPED, FSEU 1 FAULT CODE 223 AND 310, FSEU 2 SLAT SYSTEM FAULT, FSEU 3 FAULT CODE 226. SLATS RELUBED, ADJUSTED RIGHT SLAT POSITION TRANSMITTER, CLEARED FSEU FAULTS, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF SLAT SYSTEM AND PERFORMED BITE CHECKS OF FSEU'S. ACCOMPLISHED TEST FLIGHT, SYSTEMS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. (M)