Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
November 1, 2005
Submitted
November 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23712
Aircraft time
60,097 hours, 37,330 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
65448105
Part serial
4875
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
26,911 hours, 17,205 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB, THE RT MLG WOULD NOT STOW PROPERLY. DECLARED EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO ELP & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACFT FERRIED BACK TO PHX WITH MLG DOWN. MX TROUBLESHOT & FOUND UPLOCK ACTUATOR NOT ENGAGING. REPLACED THE RT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR IAW AMWEST TASK CARD R4M32010. LEAK CHECK & OPS CHECKS GOOD. VENDOR TEAR DOWN REPORT SHOWS THAT THE UNIT DID NOT HAVE ANY INCOMING TESTS PERFORMED ON IT. VENDOR FOUND WORN HARDWARE, SCRAPER, SEALS, BACK UP RINGS, AND PACKINGS. UNIT WAS OVERHAULED IAW BOEING OHM 32-30-21 REV. 13.

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