Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
March 14, 2026
Submitted
March 19, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55089
Aircraft time
58,869 hours, 42,535 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Worn
Location
Zone 500 Flap
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

AIRCRAFT 9584, LH FLAP IDLER HINGE FITTING WORN. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR FLANGED BUSHING SIMILAR TO PRODUCTION BUSHING P/N 4913570-1. FABRICATED A REPAIR FLANGED SLIP BUSHING SIMILAR TO PRODUCTION SLEEVE BUSHING P/N 4913570-501 TO BE INSTALLED INTO THE REPAIR SLEEVE BUSHING IN THE OTBD LUG. FABRICATE INBD REPAIR WASHER TO REPLACE THE P/N MS20002-6 PRODUCTION WASHER UNDER THE P/N MS14144L6 NUT AT THE INBD SIDE OF LUG PER B717 SRM 51-20-09. REPAIRED PER ER/A 629961-14. (LP 1494661)

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