SDR EISA98176

Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 7272A7

Difficulty date
July 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N310NE
Make and model
Boeing 7272A7
Aircraft serial
20241
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IND WHILE RETRACTING FLAPS, OUTBOARD FLAPS DID NOT RETRACT FROM 2 DEGREES TO UP. PERFORMED PROCEDURE AND PROBLEM REMAINED. RETURNED TO IND. GENERATED FROM PILOT REPORT. CYCLED FLAPS, FLUSHING ANY POSSIBILITY OF AIR, INSPECTED FLAPS, FLAP OUTBOARD GEARBOX FLUSHED, AND FILLED WITH 5606, TEST GOOD ON GROUND, IAW MM CHAPTER 27. (X)

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