SDR 2023F00140

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 747428

Difficulty date
May 15, 2023
Submitted
May 15, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N952CA
Make and model
Boeing 747428
Aircraft serial
25238
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING INSPECTION FOR ROUTINE WO 18360 – 0137 (SB TABLE 2 - INBOARD FLAP INSPECTION/LUBRICATION - AD 2021-02-15 (G)). IT WAS FOUND THAT ON SEQUENCE CARRIAGE NR 5 (R/H WING INBOARD FOREFLAP TRACK# 5), THE NUT ITEM NO. 11, WASHER ITEM NO. 12, OUTER CLAMP-UP WASHER ITEM NO. 10 AND THE COTTER PIN ITEM NO. 15 WAS COMPLETELY MISSING (SEE PICTURE SEQUENCE CARRIAGE NO. 5). THE BOLT ITEM NO. 9 WAS ALSO ALREADY SLIDING OUT OF HIS POSITION. DURING FURTHER INSPECTION IS WAS NOTICED THAT ON SEQUENCE CARRIAGE NO. 6 ON THE SAME POSITION THE COTTER PIN ITEM NO. 15 WAS ALSO MISSING, AND THE NUT ITEM NO. 11 WAS STILL ON THE BOLT BUT ALREADY LOOSE(SEQUENCE CARRIAGE NO. 6 PICTURE 1 OF 2 AND 2 OF 2). ALSO IT WAS FOUND THAT ON THE MAIN CARRIAGE NO. 5 OF THE MAIN FLAP A BOLT AND A WASHER WAS MISSING (MAIN CARRIAGE NO. 5 RH SIDE). (FOR THE ITEM NO. SEE ATTACHED AMM) THE CUSTOMER WAS INFORMED BY THE B1 ABOUT THE FINDINGS. NRC WAS RAISED (18361 - 0037) AND PART´S ORDERED. THE B1 OCCASIONED A FURTHER DETAILED INSPECTION AN ALL COMPONENTS AND ALSO ON THE LEFT WING TO ENSURE, THAT THERE IS NO MORE MISSING PARTS OR INCORRECT INSTALLED PARTS.