Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Boeing 72725

Difficulty date
November 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507FE
Make and model
Boeing 72725
Aircraft serial
18278
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Worn
Location
Te Aft Flaps
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A, B

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

What was found

FL 31.0, MACH .84 NOTICED 10 TO 12 DEG R/YOKE DISPLACEMENT. ATTEMPTED TO TRIM RUDDER AND GOT A MOD-SEVERE BUFFET, CONTINUED AFTER SLOWING TO .80 MACH. BUFFET STOPPED WHEN EXTENDING SPEED BRAKES SLIGHTLY 1 TO 2 DEGREES. BUFFET WOULD BEGIN AGAIN AFTER RETRACTING SPEEDBRAKE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO ICT. VISUALLY INSP/OPS FLT CONT, T/E AFT FLAPS LOOSE. REPLACED CARRIAGE PLATES AND ECCENTRIC BUSHING ON RT I/B AFT FLAP AND ADJ MM 27-51-2. ADJ ECCENTRIC BUSHING ON LT I/B AND RE-ADJ DROOP ON BOTH I/B FLAPS MM 27-51-2. REPLACED 2 CARRIAGE PLATE ASSYS ON RT O/B AFT FLAP ADJ ECCENTRIC BUSHINGS AND RE-ADJ DROOP O/B FLAPS AND INSP AFT FLAP T/E FLAP RIG MM 27-51-12.

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