Service difficulty report · Retaining Nut · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
April 7, 2014
Submitted
April 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24593
Aircraft time
72,859 hours, 26,127 cycles
Part
Retaining Nut
Part number
251N43183
Condition
Missing
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA CREW REPORTED TE FLAP ASYMMETRY. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED MIA & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND RETAINING NUT ON BEARING ASSEMBLY MISSING. REPLACED BEARING ASSEMBLY ON RT FLAP, SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL, OPERATION CLOSED.