SDR F3LA98003

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 73736Q

Difficulty date
February 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N307FL
Make and model
Boeing 73736Q
Aircraft serial
28760
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS11048
Condition
Missing
Location
Le Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SEA - FLT 640 - AIR TURN BACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LEADING EDGE FLAPS/SLATS WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT WHEN TRAILING EDGE FLAPS SELECTED TO '0' DEGREES. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOLT (P/N NAS1104-8), NUT (P/N NAS6794W), AND WASHER (P/N 960D416) MISSING FROM THE LEADING EDGE CONTROL VALVE (REF: BOEING 737-300 PARTS CATALOG 27-81-81-01). REPLACED NUT AND BOLT ASSEMBLY, RAN OPERATIONAL CHECK PER MM 27-81-00, PAGE 501, AND SYSTEM CHECKED OKAY. NOTE: 'THE BOLT IN QUESTION WAS LYING LOOSE IN THE PANEL AREA OF THE CONTROL VALVE WITH NO NUT OR WASHER IN SIGHT. THE BOLT CAME OUT OF THE ACTUATOR. TIME ON THE AIRCRAFT - LESS THAN 100 HOURS OUT OF BOEING, A NEW ONE. AEG, MIDO SAF5-300 ALERTED.....'. (X)

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