Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
December 30, 2009
Submitted
January 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
63,663 hours, 33,796 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1U109592
Part serial
HAS014FJLM
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 7 Slat
Part time
1,465 hours, 988 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OPERATION THE NR 7 L/E SLAT FAILED TO RETRACT. CREW PERFORMED REQUIRED CHECKLISTS AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED, THE NR 7 SLAT ACTUATOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE AT FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 7 SLAT ACTUATOR AND PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.