Service difficulty report · Clutch · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
November 10, 2023
Submitted
November 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17133
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
29282
Aircraft time
94,082 hours, 19,940 cycles
Part
Clutch
Part number
254N11871
Part serial
NA
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Speed Brake
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

LOW SPEED REJECTED T.O. 50 KIAS DUE TO SPOILERS EICAS MESSAGE WILL NOT ALWAYS DRIVE TO THE DEPLOY POSITION AND DOES NOT ALWAYS STOW WHEN THROTTLE LEVER IS MOVED FWD. YOU CAN SEE AND HEAR SPEEDBRAKE HANDLE ACTUATOR DRIVE, BUT HANDLE DOES NOT ALWAYS MOVE INSPECTED FOR INSTALLATION AND SECURITY OF CONTROL ROD BETWEEN SPEED BRAKE LEVER AND SPEED BRAKE MECHANISM REF AMM 27-62-00. FOUND SPEED BREAK LEVER OUT OF ADJUSTMENT REF AMM 27-62-00-825 AT CONNECTOR D117 PIN 12 ADJUSTED SPEEDBRAKE LEVER ROD END REF MM 27-62-00. SWITCH S493 NEEDS ADJUSTMENT FOR SWITCH S493. HAVE NO GROUND AT AT CONNECTOR NOW OPENS AND CLOSES CORRECTLY WITH SPEEDBRAKE LEVER. D117 REF WDM 31-51-41 ACCOMPLISHED SPEEDBRAKE MECHANISM TEST PER MM 27-62-02. TEST PASSED. HOWEVER, WHEN DEPLOYING REVERSERS, SPEEDBRAKE HANDLE REMOVED AUTO SPEEDBRAKE MECHANISM AND ITS COMPONENTS ( NO BACK CLUTCH AND ACTUATOR) REF AMM 27-62-02-022-008. REPLACED NO-BACK CLUTCH PER MM 27-62-02 AND TESTED PER SAME MM 27-62-02. AUTO SPEEDBRAKE SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL