Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 737236

Difficulty date
April 9, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705S
Make and model
Boeing 737236
Aircraft serial
21800
Aircraft time
37,685 hours, 30,815 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
65449617
Part serial
1500
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLIGHT 214 IFP-SAT AFTER LANDING, DURING TAXI TO GATE, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NR 8 GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR HOUSING HAD CRACKED AT THE PISTON END. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED PER BOEING MM 27-62-101. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTERS WERE REPLACED. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS RE-SERVICED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.