Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
December 11, 2012
Submitted
December 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279AD
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
26279
Aircraft time
55,613 hours, 27,998 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C
Part
Actuator
Part number
315A18006
Part serial
13744
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
2,545 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

NR 2 THRUST REVERSER SLOW TO DEPLOY. NR 2 ENGINE OTBD THRUST REVERSER HALF MID ACTUATOR WAS IMPROPERLY SET FROM THE REPAIR FACILITY IN LENGTH CAUSING SLOW UNLOCK/DELOY AND SLOW STOW/LOCK OPERATION AND WORN UPPER THRUST REVERSER LOCKING ACTUATOR. REPLACED THRUST REVERSER HALF MID ACTUATOR AND UPPER LOCKING ACTUATOR.

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