Service difficulty report · Rod End · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
September 13, 2020
Submitted
September 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717JL
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55042
Aircraft time
48,681 hours, 32,402 cycles
Part
Rod End
Condition
Broken
Location
Slat Actuator
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SHIP 9550, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AGGRESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT UPON SLAT DEPLOYMENT DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING. THE ROLL REACHED 10-20 DEGREES OF BANK AND THEN WAS CORRECT BACK TO WINGS LEVEL BY THE AUTOPILOT. NO OTHER FAULT MESSAGES OR INDICATIONS WERE OBSERVED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SLAT DRUM INBOARD ACTUATOR ROD END BROKEN IN HALF AND THE ACTUATOR OFF THE SLAT DRUM. A NEW LEFT WING INBOARD SLAT DRIVE ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED. FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD, PER B717 AMM 27-90-00 720-801.

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