Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Boeing 7378BK

Difficulty date
December 18, 2008
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7378BK
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
256A37107
Condition
Severed
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
32 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PH-HZK DURING APPROACH, THE FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED TRAILING EDGE FLAPS ASYMMETRY CONDITION WITH LT SIDE INDICATING 0 DEGREES AND RT SIDE INDICATING 0.5 DEGREES. AFTER TOUCHDOWN PSEU LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT TORQUE TUBE (CONNECTING PDU WITH NR 4 TRANSMISSION) PHYSICALLY BROKEN (SEVERED). LT TRAILING EDGE (T/E) FLAPS FOUND LOCKED-OUT AND INDICATING PINS (4) POPPED. NEW TORQUE TUBE INSTALLED, IAW AMM TASK 27-51-56-400-803. T/E FLAPS EXTENDED, VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR FAULTS, NIL FINDING. NR 4 FLAP TRANSMISSION OIL DRAINED FOR EXAMINATION AND RE-FILLED IAW AMM TASK 12-22-51-610-804, NIL FAULTS. TORQUE INDICATORS (4) RESET. FLAPS OPERATED ON PRIMARY AND FAULT SYSTEMS, NIL FAULTS. FSEU AND PSEU BITE CHECK PERFORMED, NIL FAULTS IAW 27-57-00-800 (TC NR 20081222002).

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