Service difficulty report · Transmission · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
April 14, 2005
Submitted
April 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
23669
Aircraft time
51,784 hours, 30,562 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Transmission
Condition
Leaking
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 8 TRANSMISSION LEAKING, INPUT FROM THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING WHEN TRANSMISSION REMOVED TO BE REPLACED, POSSIBLE CAUSE RETAINER WASHER AND OR NUT FAILED. SUBJECT NR 8 TE FLAP TRANSMISSION (PN 65C27508-3/ PCN 152 9006) EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE LEAKING DO TO IMPROPERLY TORQUED ASSEMBLY NUTS AND BOLTS THAT ALLOWED FLUID LOSS AROUND INPUT SHAFT HOUSING AREA. SUBJECT TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW SERVICEABLE UNIT AND OPS CHECKED PER MM 27-51-71. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED UNIT WAS NEWLY OVERHAULED WITH ZERO HOURS AFTER OVERHAUL. FAILURE OF THIS UNIT WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. FAILURE WAS DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY DURING OVERHAUL.