Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
January 7, 2024
Submitted
January 9, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58101
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27291
Aircraft time
111,630 hours, 23,939 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
16160002
Part serial
1103
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
85,159 hours, 20,151 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON T/O ROLL THE RIGHT YELLOW REV LIGHT CAME ON A GAIN EVEN AFTER MEL 7831 F HAD BEEN APPLIED. REVERSED MEL #2 ENG T/R. PERFORMED ACTUATOR LOCK, CROSSOVER SHAFT INTEGRITY TEST IN REF AMM 78-31-00. CHECK OK. PERFORMED #2 ENG T/R OPS TEST IN REF AMM 78-31-00-715-216-R01. CYCLED A FEW TIMES. OPS TEST NORMAL. DURING T/R OPERATION, LEAK SUSPECT LEFT CENTER ACTUATOR OR LEFT LOWER FLEX SHAFT TUBE TO BE SOURCE OF LEAK. PARTS NIS HNL. SEE MATERIALS LIST. PERFORMED T/R DEACTIVATION RECORDED IN ELOTO AND ADDITIONALLY INSTALLED FLAP LEVER PLACARD AND LEADING EDGE LOCK AS ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. LEFT INNER T/R DUCT OPENED TO FACILITATE INSPECTIONS. PERFORMED 29-11-00-862-053. C/B COLLARED AND ELOTO APPLIED. RIGHT HYD RES PRESSURE RELIEVED AND ALL FLEX SHAFT TUBES LOOSENED TO PREPARE FOR 78-31-26/401 TR HYD ACT FLEX SHAFT AND TUBING REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. MAIN AND NOSE GEAR DOOR LOCKS STARTED REMOVE #2 ENG T/R LEFT CENTER ACTUATOR AND LOWER RETRACT TUBE UP TO STEP 5 (M) SUB TASK AMM 78-31-26-024-052-R00. FOUND NEAR I/B MID T/R SLEEVE ACTUATOR. IMAGE ATTACHED INSTALLED. RIGHT HYD SYSTEM IS IN AN OPEN STATE. COMPLETED REMOVAL OF T/R LEFT CENTER ACTUATOR. ADJUSTED AND INSTALLED NEW ACTUATOR, LOWER EXTEND TUBE ASSY. AND FLEXIBLE SHAFT DRIVE. IAW AMM TASK 78-31-26-404-004-R00. PUSHED CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND REACTIVATED T/R SYSTEM. IAW AMM TASK ACTUATOR, SYNCH OFF 19-7831-9-0003 1103 ON 19-7831-9-0003 0358 ACTUATOR, SYNCH OFF 19-7831-9-0003 1103 ON 0000 78-31-00-912-023-R04. PERFORMED OPS CHE