Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
June 20, 2003
Submitted
June 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N899AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22015
Aircraft time
54,700 hours, 29,789 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Seized
Location
L/E Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

FLT 231 FROM MIA TO PTY. AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 2 SLAT DID NOT RETRACT. CYCLED SYSTEM TWICE STILLS NO RETRACTION. FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND THE NR 2 LEADING EDGE SLAT ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. PERFORMED TEST FLIGHT AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND THE FORWARD ROLLER TRACK BEARING SEIZED INBOARD AND OUTBOARD. REPLACED AND LUBED NR 2 SLAT BEARINGS AND NR 2 SLAT. ALL OPERATIONAL WORK CHECKS NORMAL IAW MM 27-81-11 AND 27-81-32. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.