Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
November 9, 2008
Submitted
November 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25102
Aircraft time
52,205 hours, 31,171 cycles
Part
Nut
Part number
07311P0002
Part serial
376C
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
11,132 hours, 7,505 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND PAST 15 DEG, NO SPLIT OBSERVED. CREW REPORTS NO "NEEDLE SPLIT" & NO ABNORMAL ROLL CONTROL INPUTS REQUIRED. CONDUCTED VISUAL INSPECTION OF FLAP TRACK & DRIVE MECHANISM. FOUND SEVERAL DRY JACK SCREWS. LUBED SCREWS & BALL NUTS REF MM 12 22 51. ACCOMPLISHED ASYMMETRY TEST PER MM 27 51 00. CYCLED FLAPS MANY TIMES NO ABNORMAL FUNCTION OR INDICATION NOTED.

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