Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 23, 2006
Submitted
May 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26702
Aircraft time
43,447 hours, 15,043 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Part number
1846T1003
Part serial
307
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ELEV ASYM EICAS MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. THE FAILED ELEVATOR ASYMMETRY LIMITER ACTUATOR WAS DETECTED BY THE STABILIZER TRIM/ELEVATOR ASYMMETRY MODULE (SAM). A DISCREPANCY IN THE ACTUATOR FAULT LOGIC CAUSES THE ELEV ASYM STATUS /MAINTENANCE MESSAGES TO DISPLAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SUBJECT LIMITER ACTUATOR WITH NEW SERVICEABLE UNIT. SYSTEM WAS OPS CHECKED PER MM 27-31-03 WITH NO FAULTS OR DISCREPANCIES FOUND. THIS ITEM TO BE TREATED AS A ONE-TIME ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT HISTORY OF MAINTENANCE FAILURES FOR THIS COMPONENT. ENGINEERING WILL MONITOR FUTURE RELATED DISCREPANCIES AND, IF REQUIRED, MODIFY THE EXISTING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.