Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 8, 2008
Submitted
February 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308AS
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
22002
Aircraft time
49,914 hours, 33,675 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
269002914
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Slat
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 707 FROM PHX TO MCI - AFTER LANDING AND DURING TAXI, A NOTICEABLE STIFFENING IN THE NOSE STEERING, FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LIGHT AND LOW HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY OCCURRED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NR 2 SLAT ACTUATOR WAS LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 SLAT ACTUATOR, OP'S AND LEAKS CHECKS GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.