Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 20, 2011
Submitted
January 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26641
Aircraft time
72,553 hours, 20,894 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Spoiler Actuator
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

L/E SLATS WILL NOT REACTIVATE. FOUND NR1 SPOILER POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR LEAKING HYD FLUIDS. REPLACED LEAKING O-RING ON ACTUATOR PLUG-BLEEDER. L/E SLAT BYPASS VALVE RED LEVER WHEN MOVED OUT OF POSITION (2) DOES NOT RETURN ELECTRICALLY TO ORIGINAL POSITION. REPLACED VALVE ASSY IAW MM, CHECKS GOOD.