Service difficulty report · Carriage · Boeing 72730C

Difficulty date
July 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703DH
Make and model
Boeing 72730C
Aircraft serial
19010
Part
Carriage
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 4 Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
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

LS NR 4 FLAP CARRIAGE HAS THRUST NUT LOOSE, IT HAS EXCESS CLEARANCE BETWEEN SHIMS AND FLAP FITTING. REMOVED LEFT INBOARD FLAP ASSY PER MM 27-51-3. FOUND LEFT INBOARD THRUST BEARING CASTING OUT OF LIMITS PER MM 27-51-3. REMOVED CARRIAGES FROM OLD FLAP AND TRANSFERRED TO NEW FLAP ASSY PER B 727 MM 27-51-3. INSTALLED LEFT INBOARD FLAP ASSY PER MM 27-51-3. ADJUSTED TRAILING EDGE FLAP TO ROLLER CLEARANCE AND ADJUSTED DROOP PER MM 27-51-3. OPS CK NORMAL PER MM 27-51-3, N/R 1144.

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