Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
December 25, 2020
Submitted
January 7, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
29114
Aircraft time
34,986 hours, 21,122 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Twisted
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE RAMP WAS CLOSING MAIN CARGO DOOR, DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY, TRIED TAKING THE DOOR TO FULL OPEN TO RESET DOOR. DOOR STILL WOULD GO CLOSED. ON LAST ATTEMPT TO OPEN DOOR WENT ABOUT 4 FOOT AND A LOUD POP. LOOKED AND AFT ACTUATOR WAS TWISTED. COMPLIED WITH EA F-5230-T0358829 REV NO A PART 2, MCD ACTUATOR SUPPORT LINKS.