Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 11, 2006
Submitted
January 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29239
Aircraft time
24,769 hours, 7,402 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Bearing
Part number
69B522151
Condition
Broken
Location
Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TUBE MISSING 7 BROKEN BEARINGS. THIS TYPE OF EVENT HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BOEING FOR RESOLUTION. BOEING IS WORKING TO DEVELOP A NEW, MORE RUGGED BEARING. STRESS OVERLOAD FROM UNKNOWN CAUSE. PACKBOARD REMOVED AND REPLACED.