Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 16, 2004
Submitted
February 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26690
Aircraft time
37,050 hours, 12,900 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
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

ON FLAP RETRACTION THE L/E FLAP DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. EXCESSIVE TORQUE FORCES IN THE LE SLAT DRIVE SYSTEM INITIATED A LE SLAT DISAGREE FAULT WHICH WAS DETECTED BY THE FLAP/SLAT ELECTRONIC UNIT (FSEU) LE SLAT MOVEMENT IS AUTOMATICALLY INHIBITED BY HYDRAULIC BYPASS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO ASSOCIATED LE SLAT DRIVE COMPONENTS. THE NR 6 AND 15 LE SLAT DRIVE ROTARY ACTUATORS WERE FOUND TO HAVE TRIPPED TORQUE OVERLOAD INDICATORS. THE NR 6 AND 15 LE SLAT DRIVE ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED. THE DRIVE TRANSMITTER IN THE LE SLAT POWER DRIVE UNIT (PDU) WAS ALSO REPLACED.