Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
November 17, 2014
Submitted
November 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30014
Aircraft time
48,913 hours, 18,842 cycles
Part
Torque Tube
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

RIGHT WING T/E FLAP DRIVE TORQUE TUBE OTBD OF NR 6 TRANSMISSION SCORED. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED TORQUE TUBE REF AMM 27-51-58, NO ADJUSTMENT REQ, NO TURNING OF TORQUE TUBE NOTED DURING REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION.