Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
April 24, 2012
Submitted
May 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22469
Aircraft time
63,300 hours, 35,386 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
5412487
Part serial
571428
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ram Air Door
Part time
832 hours, 718 cycles
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

RT RAM AIR DOOR AND LOWER ACTUATOR ROD MISSING ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. NO DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE NOTED. R & R RIGHT RAM AIR DOOR ACTUATOR, INSTALLED RAM AIR DOOR OPS CHECKED GOOD.