Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 5, 2009
Submitted
December 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N539UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25223
Aircraft time
61,393 hours, 22,488 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Part number
755299D
Part serial
A1347
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AFTER A FLAPS 5 TAKEOFF, THE FLAPS AND L-E DEVICES RETRACTED NORMALLY TO THE 1 DEGREE POSITION, BUT WHEN 0 FLAPS SELECTED, T-E FLAPS AND L-E DEVICES LOCKED OUT WITH NEEDLE STUCK AT A POSITION HALFWAY BETWEEN 1 AND O. ALSO GOT LE SLAT DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE. ALL CBS WERE CHKD AND ARE IN. REPLACED L/E ROTARY ACTUATORS NR 8 AND NR 11 DUE TO OVERLOAD INDICATOR, STRIPPED. ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECK, TESTED NORMAL.