Service difficulty report · Jackscrew · Boeing 73736Q

Difficulty date
June 27, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 73736Q
Aircraft time
53,779 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM563C1
Part
Jackscrew
Part number
5701802
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON THE 27TH OF JUNE 2014 THE ACFT WOULD NOT DEPLOY THE FLAPS BEYOND 27 DEGREES IN FLIGHT. ON THE GROUND THE FLAP SYS OPERATED CORRECTLY. THE AMM TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED AND A COUPLE SCREW JACKS THAT WERE MARGINAL FOR THE TORQUE CHECK WERE REPLACED. THE ACFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND THE FAULT REMAINED. AFTER A WEEK OF TROUBLESHOOTING MFG REP WAS CONTACTED AND HE ADVISED THAT IF ANY OF THE SCREW JACKS HAD DEVELOPED A SHARP EDGE ON THE SCREW PORTION THE SYSTEM WOULD FREEZE UP. THE MFG REP RECOMMENDED THAT WE CHANGE ALL THE JACK SCREWS. REPLACED ALL THE OTHER JACK SCREWS, RIGGED THE ACFT AND THE FAULT HAS NOW BEEN CLEARED. NOT SURE WHICH JACK SCREW OR SCREWS CAUSED THE SYS TO JAM, BUT THE REMOVED UNITS HAVE BEEN SENT FOR O/H AND WE HAVE REQUESTED TEARDOWN REPORTS FOR EACH OF THE JACK SCREWS, SO THAT WE MIGHT UNDERSTAND THIS FAILURE BETTER.

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