SDR CAL950822

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
September 17, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579PE
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft serial
21662
Part
Actuator
Part number
269002911
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 8 Le Slat
Part time
17,958 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

EWR - FLT 1900 - THE NR 8 LEADING EDGE SLAT WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EWR. THE FLAPS WERE CYCLED WITH NO EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 8 LEADING EDGE SLAT ACTUATOR AT FAULT. THE NR 8 LEADING EDGE SLAT ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE LEADING EDGE SLATS WERE CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES PER MM 27-81-32, PAGE 406, AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. (X)