SDR AU981336

Service difficulty report · Rod · Boeing 737377

Difficulty date
August 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737377
Part
Rod
Part number
69734855
Condition
Fractured
Location
Le Flap
Component
654476010
Stage of operation
NR
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

(AUS) NR 1 LEADING EDGE SLAT ACTUATOR EYE END FRACTURED. DAMAGE CAUSED TO NR 1 SLAT. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS INITIATED BY STRESS CORROSION CRACKING AT AN AREA OF FRETTING AND CORROSION ON BORE SURFACE. PART TC: 28,098.