Service difficulty report · Transmission · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
August 8, 2005
Submitted
August 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21464
Aircraft time
40,984 hours, 25,855 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
652661458
Part serial
1735
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O UPON FLAP RETRACTION ASSYMETRICAL FLAPS ON INBOARD FLAPS RAN RED TABS AND RETURNED TO PVD. RT INBRD TRAILING EDGE FLAP INBRD JACK SCREW GEARBOX DAMAGED AND PULLED APART WHERE JACK SCREW ENTERS GEARBOX AT REAR SPAR. FACT 08AUG05 19:08 PVD R R&R'D RT INBD FLAP, INBD FLAP TRANSMISSION ASSY IAW 27-51-041-4. ALSO, R&R'D RT IB AILERON AND TAB ASSY PER MM 27-10-001-2, PGS 1-3.

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