As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
(CAN) DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SCHEDULED JC 3-327N, IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH LT & RT AFT FLAPS FWD/LWR OPERATIING RODS WERE BENT. BOTH ROD ASSY WERE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FLEET (WORLD WIDE). IT IS SUSPECTED THE ICE AND OTHER FOREIGN MATTER ACCUMULATE ON THE L/E OF THE AFT FLAP OR FLAP OVERSPEED CAUSES BENDING OF THE FWD (LWR) ROD ASSY. MFG HAS BEEN ADVISED OF SIMILAR EVENTS OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS.