Service difficulty report · Tension Spring · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
February 3, 2004
Submitted
February 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N899AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22015
Aircraft time
55,442 hours, 30,260 cycles
Part
Tension Spring
Condition
Weak
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, KIAS 225 A/C EXPERIENCE AIRFRAME VIB. ADVISED CCIA FLT FOLLOWING & ATC OF PROBLEM & AIR TURNBACK. NO EMERGENCY ACTION TAKEN & A/C LANDED W/O INCIDENT. A/C INSPECTED & FOUND INBRD FLAPS ECCENTRICS NUT MISSING. REPLACED & ADJUST ECCENTRICS PER B727 MM. INSPECTED ALL FLT SURFACES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. DURING CLIMB, KIAS 225 NOTED AIRFRAME VIB MORE THAN PREVIOUS FLT. INFORMED CCIA FLT FOLLOWING, NOTIFIED ATC & A/C DIVERTED & LANDED W/O INCIDENT. A/C INSPECTED PER B727 MM INFLT VIBRATION TROUBLESHOOTING & FOUND A WEAK TENSION SPRING ON RT INBRD AFT FLAP. REPLACED TENSION SPRING IAW MM. LAF ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY, NO VIB NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)