Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 747281F

Difficulty date
August 24, 2010
Submitted
August 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N758SA
Make and model
Boeing 747281F
Aircraft serial
23138
Part
Actuator
Part number
65B015028
Condition
Missing
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT 795 DEPARTED AS FLT SOO113, BOTH TAXI & TAKEOFF OPS WERE NORMAL. MLG HANDLE SELECTED TO "UP" POSITION AFTER LIFTOFF. BOTH RED "DOOR OPEN" & "RED "GEAR" LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FO CONTINUED FLYING & CLIMBED ON COURSE. CAPTAIN & FE COMPLETED QRH PROCEDURES. UPON COMPLETION OF PROCEDURES, RT MLG STILL EXTENDED. DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. ALL SPEED LIMITATIONS, & NORMAL OPERATING PROCERDURES COMPLIED WITH. DESCENT, APPROACH, AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RT MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR WAS COMPLETELY MISSING. RT MLG DOOR HINGE FOUND TO HAVE NUMEROUS CRACKS & MISSING BOLTS.