Service difficulty report · Rotary Actuator · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
February 28, 2012
Submitted
March 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29237
Aircraft time
49,097 hours, 13,238 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Rotary Actuator
Part number
S140N2622
Part serial
43
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

RAMP REPORTED THAT FWD CARGO DOOR MAKING NOISE WHEN CLOSING. RAN FWD CARGO DOOR THRU RECYCLE AND FOUND FWD CARGO DOOR MAKING NOISE IN BOTH DIRECTION. NOISE SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM LIFT ACTUATOR OR DOOR LINKS BEARING CYCLE DOOR CLOSE AND CONFIRMED DOOR CLOSED AND LOCK AND STRIPES ARE VISIBLE, AND DOOR LT IS OUT. REPLACED BOTH AFT AND FWD ROTARY ACTUATOR PER MM, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.