Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 27, 2010
Submitted
December 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25698
Aircraft time
73,556 hours, 21,368 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Part number
332148013
Part serial
90X0847
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 7 Spoilers
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 EICAS MESSAGE ON DESCENT WHEN SPOILER HANDLE IN USE INFLIGHT. FOUND "PCA 7 FAULT" DISPLAYED ON 3 LT SPOILER CONTROL MODULE M532, TYPE: INTERMIT, PHASE: DESCENT. DID NOT CLEAR MODULE MEMORY. SPOILER 6 AND 7 ARE LOCKED OUT IN THE DOWN POSITION. PERFORMED TEST OF THE NR 7 SPOILER. FOUND RESISTANCE AT ALL PIN LOCATIONS AND CORROSION AT CONNECTOR ON PCA. REPLACED NR 7 PCA REF MM AND OP AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.