Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22914
Part
Fitting
Part number
113N10012
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 3 Flap Track
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

THE SIX BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE NR 3 FLAP INBD FLAP TRACK FWD SUPPORT FITTING TO THE MLG BEAM WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE CAUSING THE BOLTS TO WEAR INTO THE BEAM AND THE FITTING. ALL SIX HOLES IN BOTH THE BEAM AND THE FITTING WERE FOUND TO BE EGG SHAPED. THE ORIG FASTENERS WERE .25 DIAMETER BOLTS. THE SIX HOLES IN THE BEAM WERE OVERSIZED TO 0.313 MAX DIAMETER ON CENTER WHILE ALL SIX HOLES IN THE FITTING WERE OVERSIZED TO 0.314 MAX DIAMETER. THE MLG BEAM IS M/F FROM TI-6AL-4V FORGING WITH LOCAL THICKNESS OF 0.90. THE FITTING IS M/F 7075-T73 FORGING WITH LOCAL THICK OF 0.19