Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 3, 2004
Submitted
February 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26686
Aircraft time
37,139 hours, 13,642 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Part number
755299
Condition
Jammed
Location
Nr 3
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

AFTER TAKEOFF WITH FLAP HANDLE SELECTED TO UP HAD A LE EDGE SLAT DISAGREE MESSAGE AND LIGHT. FOUND JAMMED NR 3 LEADING EDGE (LE) SLAT ROTARY ACTUATOR. JAMMING WAS ATTRIBUTED TO EXCESSIVE TORQUE LOADING IN THE LE SLAT DRIVE TORQUE TUBE SYSTEM. NR 3 ROTARY ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, THE NR 5 ACTUATOR WAS ALSO REPLACED AS PRECAUTION BECAUSE OVERLOAD INDICATOR WAS FOUND TRIPPED. LUBRICATED THE LE SLAT SYSTEM.