Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
August 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17614
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27327
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

YHE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND BEYOND 15 DEGREES DURING APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOTH OUTBOARD FLAP'S JACKSCREW GIMBALS DRY OF LUBRICATION. THE GIMBALS WERE LUBRICATED AND OPERATION OF THE FLAPS CHECKED GOOD.