Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
February 11, 2019
Submitted
February 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27113
Aircraft time
109,266 hours, 16,942 cycles
Part
Control Rod
Part number
114T01151
Condition
Damaged
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EICAS LE SLAT ASYM DEBRIEFED INBD FLIGHT CREW REPORTS NO OVERWEIGHT LANDING. REF FIM TASK 27-81-00-815-809 BLOCK 5, BITE TEST OF PSEU SHOWS INSPECTION FOUND OUTBOARD ROD ASSEMBLY BROKEN WITH DAMAGE TO THE WING LEADING EDGE ABOVE THE ROD MEASURING APPROX 2 AND 5/8 INCHES ACROSS AND 1 INCH LONG FAULT CODE 305 TARGET, INDICATING NR 7 LE SLAT RT OUTBD, ON CONTROL ROD. REMOVED PANELS 611KB AND 611NB FOR ACCESS. ALSO REMOVED DAMAGED 1-001. INSTALLED UPPER BOLT TO THE SLAT CONTROL ROD REF AMM 27-81-20-90 CORRECTION OF REF FOR INBOARD SLAT OUTBD ROD CONNECTION TO ACTUATOR REF 27-81-20-422-077. VERIFIED INSTALL OF ROD TO ROTARY ACTUATOR COMPLETED INSTALL OF ROD TO SLAT REF AMM 27-81-01-216-002, IPC 2 7-81-31-05, AND AMM 27-81-01-424-143. OPERATED SLATS THROUGH COMPLETE TRAVEL SEVERAL TIMES, ALL OPS SMOOTH AND NORMAL INDICATION