Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 9, 2010
Submitted
January 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24860
Aircraft time
63,753 hours, 23,853 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Part number
755299D
Part serial
A0338
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 6 Slat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

LE SLAT DISAGREE MSG, RTFL. SLAT-FLAP OPS STOPPED AT AN INDICATED POSITION JUST LESS THAN 1. ACCOMPLISHED REVIEW OF FSEU. LAST FLIGHT FAULT SHOWS L/E DISAGREE MSG NR 310. VISUALLY CHECKED L/E ROTARY ACTUATORS. NR 6 INBD ROTARY ACTUATOR WAS TRIPPED. ALL OTHERS OKAY. RESET NR 6 INBD ROTARY ACT TRIP PER SERVICE TIP. INSPECTED ALL SLAT ROTARY ACT OVERLOAD INDICATORS. FOUND NR 6 SLAT INBD TRACK ROTARY ACT OVERLOAD IND POPPED-SECOND TIME IN TWO LEGS. REPLACED ROTARY ACTUATOR. FOUND REMOVED ACTUATOR DIFFICULT TO ROTATE WITH SEVERE BINDING. SLAT OPERATION NORMAL WITH NO MESSAGES.