Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
November 4, 2000
Submitted
December 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N371US
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
22950
Part
Actuator
Part number
654456113
Condition
Leaking
Location
Spoiler
Part time
55,534 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1975 - ON DESCENT INTO CLT, FROM ROC, SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO ONE-THIRD. FLUID WAS NOTICED ON TOP OF THE LEFT WING. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED NORMALLY TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. OPERATED HYDRAULICS IN ALL CONFIGURATIONS. NO LEAKS NOTED. FOUND AREA OF NR 3 FLIGHT SPOILER WET. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 FLIGHT SPOILER ACTUATOR, AS PRECAUTIONARY, PER MM 27-61-51. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO FULL. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)

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