Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 9, 2003
Submitted
December 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25394
Aircraft time
48,966 hours, 7,958 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
System (JASC)
3242 · Brake
Part
Bolt
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 2 Brake
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURN TO FIELD DUE TO GEAR DISAGREEMENT EICAS MESSAGE. DAMAGE INCURRED FROM HANGING BRAKE ROD AFTER SEPARATION FROM BRAKE. ROD BELIEVED TO HAVE DETACHED FROM TORQUE ARM DUE TO MIGRATION OF BRAKE TORQUE ARM PIN. SAFETY BOLT BELIEVED TO HAVE COME LOOSE OR POSSIBLY NOT INSTALLED RESULTING IN KEEPER PIN DETACHMENT AND SUBSEQUENT PIN MIGRATION. BRAKE PIN AND KEEPER ASSEMBLY WERE FOUND AND REFLECTED NO DAMAGE INDICATIVE OF MATERIAL FAILURE.