Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 19, 2009
Submitted
April 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
66,271 hours, 19,116 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Part number
332150012
Part serial
632
Condition
Faulty
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EXCESSIVE RUDDER TRIM. VERY SLOW TO EXTEND. CREW REPORTED FELT MORE LIKE A SPOILER FLOAT, NOT AN ENGINE VIBRATION. THE NR 2 FLT SPOILER WAS FOUND TO BE LAGGING IN OPERATIONAL TIME IN COMPARISON TO THE REMAINING FLT SPOILERS AND THE NR 10 FLT SPOILER WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE & THEREFORE REPLACED. NR 2 SPOILER ACTUATOR ALSO REPLACED. VERIFICATION TEST FLIGHT CONFIRMS NORMAL OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS.