Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7272M7

Difficulty date
September 30, 2014
Submitted
October 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726CK
Make and model
Boeing 7272M7
Aircraft serial
21951
Aircraft time
41,982 hours, 23,474 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING CLIMB, AFTER RETRACTING FLAPS, THE AMBER L/E FLAPS LIGHT FAILED TO EXTINGUISH. F/E REPORTED NR 2 SLAT OUT OF POSITION. F/O REPORTED AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD RIGHT. MADE CONTACT WITH ATC TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE, ATC CLEARED TO RETURN BACK AND BEFORE GEAR EXTENSION F/E REPORTS LOSS OF SYSTEM (A) HYDRAULICS, CONTACT ATC TO VECTOR BACK AROUND TO EXTEND GEAR. DURING GO AROUND HEARD LOUD BANG. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RAN APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST. ONCE ON GROUND STARTED APU OPEN INTERCONNECT AND TAXIED CLEAR OF RUNWAY BEFORE LOSING SYSTEM B HYDRAULICS. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND NR 2 L/E SLAT ACTUATOR LEAKING AND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE ABOVE THE R1 WINDOW. REPLACED NR 2 SLAT ACTUATOR, ORIGINAL PART DATA TAG MISSING, PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION.

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