Service difficulty report · Retaining Nut · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
December 14, 2006
Submitted
December 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22347
Aircraft time
41,024 hours, 28,908 cycles
Part
Retaining Nut
Condition
Missing
Location
Flap Jackscrew
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT WHEN FLAP HANDLE WAS RAISED FROM 5 DEG TO 2 DEG, OBSERVED THE INBD FLAP GAUGE STOPPED AT 3/4 DEG. INBD FLAPS INDICATOR REMAINED AT 3-4 DEG FOR LNDG. QRH ACCOMPLISHED. INSP ALL FLAPS AND DISCOVERED LT INBD FLAP INBD JACKSCREW FAIRING END RETAINING NUT AND CAP MISSING, ALLOWING FAIRING TO SHIFT OUT OF POSITION AND LODGED BETWEEN JACKSCREW AND FUSELAGE STOPPING FLAPS FROM FULLY RETRACTING. REPLACED CAP AND NUT REF IPC 57-30-00-46, PER MM 27-51-022. OPS CKS OK.