Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · 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
Support Fitting
Part number
1159WM20050123
Condition
Corroded
Location
Flap Track
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

LEFT FLAP TRACK SUPPORT FITTING A, CORROSION FOUND AT FLAP TRACK SUPPORT FITTING BOLT HOLE. AFTER CORROSION WAS REMOVED FROM BORE OF A FLAP TRACK UPPER ASSEMBLY FOUND BUSHINGS TO MEASURE BEYOND LIMITS OF .6245-.6255 IAW DWG 1159WM20054. INSTALLED LT A TRACK ASSEMBLY WITH UPPER & LOWER FITTINGS TO REAR BEAM AREA IAW DWGS 1159W20014 & 1159W40003. INSTALLED A FLAP TRACK ANGLE BRACKET INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, BETWEEN RIBS 128.700 & 154.700, THAT WAS REMOVED TO ACCESS FASTENERS FOR FLAP TRACK REPLACEMENT IAW DWG 1159W40001 REV L.