Service difficulty report · Control Mech · Boeing 747238B

Difficulty date
December 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163UA
Make and model
Boeing 747238B
Aircraft serial
21353
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Control Mech
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
LD
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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARDER THAN NORMAL LANDING AT NRT. THE LANDING DAMAGED THE RT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP INSTALLATION, FAILING AFT FLAP CONTROL RODS AT FLAP POSITION NR 5 AND NR 6 AND THE NR 6 MOVABLE FAIRING ACTUATOR ROD ATTACH FITTING. ADDITIONALLY, THE RT INBOARD AILERON EDGE WAS DAMAGED DURING TAXI AS THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. CAUSE WAS HARD LANDING. DAMAGED AFT FLAP CONTROL RODS, RT INBOARD AILERON AND MOVABLE FLAP FAIRING ACTUATOR ROD ATTACH FITTING WERE REPLACED. (P/N 65B15651-6) ROD, (P/N 65B39035-2) FITTING, (P/N 65B02200) AILERON, (P/N 65B15950-5) ROD.