What was found
THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP TRACK BALLSCREW GIMBALS, LOWER BUSHING RETAINING LOCK BOLTS WERE FOUND SHEARED OFF AND/OR BOLT COLLARS MISSING ON THE RT WING NR 5 & 6 T/E FLAP TRACK LOCATIONS.
- Difficulty date
- June 9, 2018
- Submitted
- June 21, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N68836
- Make and model
- Boeing 737924ER
- Aircraft serial
- 60088
- Aircraft time
- 13,486 hours, 4,775 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Lock Bolt
- Part number
- UNKNOWNED
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Rt Wing Flaps
- 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.