Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
November 1, 2019
Submitted
November 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32986
Aircraft time
61,311 hours, 19,777 cycles
Part
Torque Tube
Condition
Worn
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

(AIRCRAFT 5807, L/P 6423330) WHILE CONFIGURING TO LAND WE GOT THE TE FLAP DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE THE FLAP LEVER POSITION WAS SET AT 25 DEGREES, THE INDICATED POSITION WAS GREATER THAN 20 DEGREES, BETWEEN 20 AND 25, AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN FLAP'S MOVED TO INDICATE 20 DEGREE FLAP HANDLE AT 20 DEGREES. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND RT OB FLAP TRANS TORQUE LIMITER TRIPPED, RESET R/H OB TORQUE LIMITER DRAINED AND SERVICED PER B757 AMM 12-13-06-603-029, LUBED R/H FLAP PER B757 AMM 12-21-09, T/S PER B757 FIM 27-51-00-815-805. FOUND TORQUE TUBE SECOND FROM END WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND MAKING LOUD SNAPPING SOUND EVERTIME FLAP'S MOVE. REMOVED BAD TORQUE TUBE PER B757 AMM 27-51-25-022-001. INSTALLED TORQUE TUBE AND OP'S CKD PER B757 AMM 27-51-25-422-016 NO FAULT'S ALSO COMPLIED WITH NO GO ODI PREVENTION PER 27-55 THE FLAP'S DISAGREE OK FOR SVC.