Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
August 30, 2009
Submitted
September 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526NA
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24794
Aircraft time
56,842 hours, 21,033 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
273N20046
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RFD DUE TO MULTIPLE EICAS MESSAGES PROBE HEAT, TAT PROBE, AUTO THRUST MESSAGES APPEARED. TROUBLESHOT AIRCRAFT FOUND THE LT MAIN GEAR TRUCK POSITIONER ACTUATOR BYPASSING INTERNALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE POSITIONER IAW AMM 32-32-15. NO DEFECTS NOTED, GROUND AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT PASSED FLIGHT SUCCESSFULLY.