Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
May 11, 2017
Submitted
May 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207UW
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial
32448
Aircraft time
41,332 hours, 9,808 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
15406003
Part serial
1516
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Aileron
Part time
56,416 hours, 16,693 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH THE CREW REPORTED UNCOMMANDED RIGHT AILERON ROLL WHEN THE CONTROL WHEEL WAS RELEASED ON ROLL OUT. CREW WAS ABLE TO CORRECT AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND DAMAGED TRAILING EDGE FAIRING AT THE LEFT AILERON. PERFORMED DFDR DOWNLOAD PER TSI PER JOB CARD 19T21031001. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO AILERON POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR AND SKIN ON AILERON LOWER PANEL LEADING EDGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR UNIT IAW AMM 27-11-20-422-018. REPAIRED LOWER AILERON IAW EA 270036.

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