Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
October 19, 2012
Submitted
October 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N121UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29167
Aircraft time
56,655 hours, 6,627 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Actuator
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CARGO LOADER REPORTED AFT CARGO DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ELECTRICALLY WHILE MASTER LATCH LOCK IS RELEASED, DOOR JUST MOVES A LITTLE BIT THEN STOPS. UNABLE TO CLOSE AFT CARGO DOOR MANUALLY. NEED 180-9387 CARGO DOOR LOWER TORQUE TUBE ACTUATOR, NIS AT SFO. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING CARGO DOOR NR 1 PYLON STARTED LEAKING STEADY STREAM OF HYDRAULIC FLUID.