Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 777232

Difficulty date
November 22, 2017
Submitted
November 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865DA
Make and model
Boeing 777232
Aircraft serial
29737
Aircraft time
78,216 hours, 9,530 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Flap Track
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ON THE LEFT WING, THE NUMBER 3 FLAP TRACK, FLAP MOTOR CARRIAGE MOUNT, UPPER INBOARD ATTACH BOLT IS RUSTY AND THE BEARING HAS PULLED OUT OF STRUCTURE. INSTALLED NR 3 FLAP I/B UNDER WING ACTUATOR SUPPORT LINK REF AMM 27-51-14. REPLACED LINK ASSY PER BAC DWG 113W1342.