Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 5, 2010
Submitted
November 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26954
Aircraft time
60,308 hours, 8,736 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Actuator
Part number
B435428
Part serial
43
Condition
Leaking
Location
Spoilers
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SPOILERS FAILURE OF ONE OR MORE SPOILER PAIRS. ADVISORY MSG01-LATCHED DESCENT MODE DEPENDENT; SPOILER POWER CONTROL UNIT (4) DOES NOT FOLLOW COMMAND. DB- PRIMARY FLIGHT COMPUTER (RIGHT) MSG-2710503 LATCHD DC MODE. NR 4 SPOILER PCA FAULTING AND LEAKAGE INTO CANNON PLUG. PCU INSTALLED AND INSPECTED. WORKING ON HARNESS CHANGE. NO MESSAGES DISPLAYED WITH NEW PCU AND NEW HARNESS TEMPORARILY INSTALLED.