Service difficulty report · Pdu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 15, 2002
Submitted
April 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26673
Aircraft time
32,733 hours, 11,973 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Pdu
Part number
251N509114
Condition
Failed
Location
L/E Slat
Stage of operation
CR
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 DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE AND LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FAILURE OF THE LEADING EDGE SLAT POWER DRIVE UNIT, (PDU), CAUSED THE LEADING EDGE SLAT AND TRAILING EDGE FLAP SYSTEMS TO SHUTDOWN AND PRODUCE THE LEADING EDGE DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE. REPLACED THE LEADING EDGE SLAT PDU AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE SYSTEM GOOD.