SDR 95ZZZX1819

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
March 22, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
IU6R626N
Aero Controls, LLC
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Part
Actuator
Part number
69358861
Condition
Plugged
Location
Le Slat
Component
65446517
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ORIFICE HOLE OF THE ORIFICE PLUG WAS PLUGGED WITH DEBRIS. THIS COULD CAUSE ACTUATOR TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AL ALL. THE DEBRIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE PARTICLES FROM A PACKING AND/OR BACKUP RING. POSSIBLE INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF G. T. TYPE SEAL COULD CAUSE PREMATURE CHAFING AND WEAR OF THE T-SEAL WHICH COULD BE THE SOURCE OF THE MATERIAL. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE BACKUP RINGS ON THE G. T. SEALS ARE INSTALLED CORRECTLY PER THE ILLUSTRATION ON THE PACKAGE.