Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 13, 2011
Submitted
December 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24382
Aircraft time
84,312 hours, 9,562 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Actuator
Part number
D20709
Part serial
191
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cargo Door
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

AFT CARGO DOOR INTERMITENTLY FAILS TO CLOSE LAST 2 INCHES. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE LIFT ACTUATOR STOPS BUT HOOK SYTEM FAILS TO ACTIVATE AND PULL DOOR CLOSED. DOOR RIG IS GOOD REF JOB 8-830 OF A CHECK. PROBLEM APPEARS TO NOT BE RIG RELATED. REPLACED HOOK POSITION YABS05 IAW AMM, NO HELP. AFTER SWITCH RPL, HOOK ACTUATOR INTERMITTENTLY OPERATES BEFORE DOOR CLOSES. REF 52-53 FAULT TREE, HOOK POS (PARTIAL) CONT OF AMIS ITEM 3122102. REPLACED AFT CARGO PIT HOOK ACTUATOR.