Service difficulty report · Flap Track · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
March 7, 2016
Submitted
March 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1426
Aircraft time
12,356 hours, 6,137 cycles
Part
Flap Track
Part number
1159WM20051110
Condition
Corroded
Location
Te Flap
Part time
12,356 hours, 6,137 cycles
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

RIGHT FLAP TRACK SUPPORT FITTING B, CORROSION FOUND AT FLAP TRACK SUPPORT FITTING BOLT HOLE. AFTER CORROSION WAS REMOVED FROM BORE OF "B" FLAP TRACK UPPER ASSEMBLY FOUND BUSHINGS TO MEASURE BEYOND LIMITS OF .8760 -.8770 PER DRAWING 1159WM20056. RT "B" TRACK UPPER FITTING LUG OUT OF BLUEPRINT SPECS IAW DRAWING NUMBER 1159WM20056. NEW UPPER FITTING PN 1159WM20056-10B, LOWER FITTING PN 1159WM20057-8B AND TRACK PN 1159WM20051-110 ORDERED, RECEIVED AND MATCH DRILLED. CONFIRMED FITTING ALIGNMENT AND FABRICATED SHIMS TO REAR BEAM AND TOP OF TRACK WHERE REQUIRED PER GAC DRAWING 1159W40003 AND 1159W20014. INSTALLED RT B TRACK ASSY WITH UPPER AND LOWER FITTINGS TO REAR BEAM AREA IAW GAC DRAWINGS 1159W20014 AND 1159W40003. TORQUED CONNECTING B TRACK HARDWARE PER GAMPS 2220 REV E.