Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
May 6, 2016
Submitted
June 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35306
Aircraft time
12,246 hours, 1,788 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
282958
Part serial
0248
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
12,246 hours, 1,788 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED A HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE LT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR OUT OF LIMIT IAW B787A-A-29-11-00-00C-364-A. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE LT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR IAW AMM DMC B787-A-32-32-01-00A-520A/-720A-A AND OPS TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW DMC B787-A-32-31-10-00A-340A-A, TESTED CORRECT.

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