Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
December 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2815W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20871
Part
Bolt
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 3 Le Flap Act
Component
BACB30GE8D42
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
D, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, LEADING EDGE FLAP NR 3 UNSAFE HAD AMBER LIGHT, ON GO-AROUND FLAPS WENT GREEN. SAFE INDICATION ON LANDING. AFTER LANDING FLAPS TO 25 DEGREES, FLAP INDICATION WENT TO AMBER. FOUND ACTUATOR DISCONNECTED FROM FLAP, BOLT MISSING. DAMAGE TO FLAP CONSISTS OF A 1.75 INCH CROSS SHAPED CRACK. FLAP (P/N 574703325), REPLACED FLAP AND REPLACED ACTUATOR AS PRECAUTIONARY.