Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757

Difficulty date
May 30, 2022
Submitted
May 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963CA
Make and model
Boeing 757
Aircraft serial
32381
Aircraft time
81,050 hours, 16,470 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1268127
Part serial
01346
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING SCHEDULED OPERATION TEST OF THE L/H OVER-WING ESCAPE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM, SLIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. FOUND SLIDE PACK DEPLOYMENT ACTUATOR DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACTUATOR PER B757 AMM 25-65-03. OPS CHECK NORMAL.