Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Boeing 747273C

Difficulty date
November 27, 2012
Submitted
December 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471EV
Make and model
Boeing 747273C
Aircraft serial
20651
Aircraft time
108,347 hours, 25,467 cycles
Part
Control Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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 INBD AFT FLAP ELEMENT CONTROL ROD IS BROKEN. LEFT INBD FLAP OUTBOARD CANOE HAS A LARGE HOLE. ACCOMPLISHED INSP REF MM 5-51-05 PHASE I AND PHASE II DAMAGE FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED INBD RT AILERON REF MM 27-11-01 OPS CHECK IS GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED 3 EA PUSH-PULL RODS AS REQUIRED REF MM 27-51-26 OPS CHECK IS GOOD REF MM 27-51-26. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 & NR 5 CANOES REF MM 27-51-26 OPS CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 5 FLAP TRACK CANOE CAM SPRING ASSY OPS CHECK GOOD REF MM 27-51-39. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT INBD MID FLAP COVER PANEL PER B SRM 51-30-02.