Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Emb ERJ170100

Difficulty date
April 8, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100
Aircraft time
2,553 hours
Engine
Ge CF348E5A1
Part
Drive Shaft
Part number
1700637
Condition
Damaged
Location
Flap Drive
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH, THERE WAS A FLAP FAIL MSG. ACFT LANDED WITH FLAPS LOCKED OUT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT GEARBOX SPLINED SHAFT AND DRIVE SHAFT WERE NOT LOCKED INTO PLACE BY LOCK SCREW. SIMILAR SCENARIO OCCURRED ON RHS, WHERE THE IB MOST FLAP ACTUATOR DISCONNECTED WITH THE SPLINE IN THE SAME WAY. THE LOCKBOLT WAS IN PLACE AND SAFETIED, BUT WAS NOT INSTALLED THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE SPLINED SHAFT. ANGLED GEARBOX PN IS AS ABOVE, BUT FLAP ACTUATOR PN IS C154814-2. (TC NR 20070410002)

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