Service difficulty report · Pinion · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
April 14, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft time
14,198 hours
Part
Pinion
Part number
P684A610100
Condition
Corroded
Location
Slats
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) FOUND DURING C-02 CHK, PITTING CORROSION WAS FOUND ON SLAT #7 I/B PINION GEAR ROLLER ASSEMBLY. THE NOTED PITTING IS COMMON TO ALL THE GEAR TEETH AND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE DISCREPANT PINON GEAR OUTER RACES. THE CURRENT PITTING DEPTH EXCEEDS THE 0.010 MAX PITTING DEPTH LIMIT AS PER REF/A/STEP C.(B)2)D). (TC# 20190423001)

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