Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
April 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2807W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20579
Part
Actuator
Part number
1U11032
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Nr 4 Le Slat
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT THROUGH 7,000 FEET, THE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO AND THE PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO, FOLLOWED POM. FOUND THE NR 4 SLAT ACTUATOR CASTING END BLOWN OUT. REPLACED ACTUATOR.