Service difficulty report · Torque Shaft · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
January 21, 2008
Submitted
January 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25099
Aircraft time
51,312 hours, 30,015 cycles
Part
Torque Shaft
Condition
Binding
Location
Lt Wing Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND BEYOND 9 + 1. FLAPS WERE SYMMETRICAL BUT DID NOT AGREE WITH FLAP HANDLE COMMAND TO 15DEGS. FLAP WOULD NOT MOVE USING "ALT FLAPS". OPS FROM QRC EMERGENCY DECLARED. DIVERTED TO KTN. FOUND LT WING INBD FLAP MID FLAP TORQUE SHAFT DOOR BINDING AND RESTRICTING FLAP MOVEMENT. RELEASED PER CDL 57 53 1. LT INBD MID FLAP TORQUE SHAFT CLEARANCE DOOR REMOVED.

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