Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 17, 2012
Submitted
October 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28750
Aircraft time
53,399 hours, 15,056 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Actuator
Part number
684D10013
Condition
Faulty
Location
Speed Brake
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIR DATA COMPUTER TEST RIGHT HAS STRANGE GRINDING SOUND. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM FOUND SPEED BRAKE AUTO STOW ACTUATOR (MOTOR) AT FAULT. PLACED AUTO SPEED BRAKE SYSTEM ON MEL. COMPLIED WITH DDPG. RDF-P :REPLACED ACTUATOR 563-920 1, STILL HAVE GRINDING NOISE. FOUND SPEED BRAKE ACTUATOR 560-9613 MAKING NOISE. AUTO SPEED BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. REPLACED AUTOSTOW ACTUATOR, TEST OKAY.