Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 1, 2002
Submitted
March 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26702
Aircraft time
29,819 hours, 10,260 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Part number
5006397
Part serial
A4225
Condition
Failed
Location
L/E Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEADING EDGE SLAT DISAGREE MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE NUMBER 6 LEADING EDGE SLAT ROTARY ACTUATOR FAILED AND CAUSED SOME BINDING IN THE SLAT. THE BINDING WAS DETECTED BY THE FLAP/SLAT ELECTRONIC UNIT WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM AS FAILURE PROTECTION. THE NUMBER 6 SLAT ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD.