Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 23, 2012
Submitted
August 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28144
Aircraft time
50,647 hours, 18,847 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, FL260 AT 310 KTS, GEAR HANDLE TO OFF CAUSED GEAR DOORS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. SLOWED, ACFT YAWD RT & SLIGHT VIBRATION. SLOWED TO 270KTS. RETRYED GEAR HANDLE TO UP, YAW & VIBRATION STOPPED GEAR LIGHT OUT. ONCE SPEED WAS 270, PLACED GEAR LEVER TO OFF, ALL INDICATION NORMAL. RETURNED TO NORMAL SPEED. ALL NORMAL. TROUBLESHOT PER FIM 32-30 -00. FOUND LEFT TILT ACTUATOR LEAKING OUT OF THE RETURN PORT REF BOX 21 PG 130 OF FIM. REPLACED ACTUATOR REF MM 32-32-15. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES REF MM 32-32-00 AND ALTERNATE SYSTEM REF 32-35-00. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.