Service difficulty report · Actuator · Fokker F28MK4000

Difficulty date
April 13, 2002
Submitted
May 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK4000
Aircraft serial
11169
Aircraft time
39,548 hours, 47,750 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1110039AAA5
Part serial
MC320
Condition
Leaking
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
32,709 hours, 108,701 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

PDX - EN ROUTE FROM YEG TO SEA, THE UTILITY AND FLIGHT CONTROL HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PDX. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ACTUATOR LEAKING FLUID AND REPLACED SAME. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECKS ARE GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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