Service difficulty report · Truck · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 10, 2007
Submitted
September 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24624
Aircraft time
58,977 hours, 22,077 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Truck
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RTFL DUE TO LANDING GEAR RETRACTION FAILURE. 10-11-07 ACTUATOR DID NOT EXTEND WHEN HYDRAULIC LINES MOVED. BLOCK 25 CALLS FOR ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT. REPLACED MLG TRUCK POSITIONER ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. AUTO SPEED BRAKE EICAS MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED TO DOWN. SUSPECT POSSIBLE TILT PRESSURE SWITCH PROBLEM. AUTO SPEED BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED WITH HANDLE IN ARMED POSITION AND REVIEW OF AMIS SHOWS LOTS OF HISTORY AND DUPLICATE PARTS REPLACED. FOUND RH TRUCK POSITION ACTUATOR PARTIALLY JAMMED NOT ALLOWING TRUCK TO FULL POSITION AND ALLOW PROXIMITY SWITCH FOR AUTO SPEED BRAKES TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.