Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
February 26, 2012
Submitted
March 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997FD
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
24738
Aircraft time
59,920 hours, 21,183 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
332153012
Part serial
9543071
Condition
Failed
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 360 RECEIVED AN EICAS " LT HYD QTY " MESSAGE, LT SYS QUANTITY READ .48, AND "RSVR" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON HYD OVERHEAD PANEL. LT SYS QUANTITY WAS DECREASING .01 EVERY FEW SECONDS, LOWERED GEAR WITH QUANTITY READING ABOUT .25. RECEIVED INTERMITTENT "LT HYD ENG PUMP" MESSAGE. BROUGHT FLAPS TO 20 AND LT QUANTITY DECREASED TO AROUND .22 AND HELD STEADY. "LT HYD ENG PUMP" THEN ILLUMINATED STEADY, TURNED OFF THE LT ENGINE HYD PUMP. SPOILERS, REVERSERS, BRAKES AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING WORKED NORMALLY. INSTALLED LEFT ELEVATOR POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD PER AMM 27-31-05-4.

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