Service difficulty report · Ball Screw · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
August 17, 2021
Submitted
August 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
24398
Aircraft time
53,320 hours, 33,015 cycles
Part
Ball Screw
Part number
7821344
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CONFIGURING AT DESTINATION, MOVING FLAPS LEVER FROM 15 TO 20, GOT A TRAILING EDGE FLAP DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE, ALTITUDE 2,500FT, SPEED 170KTS. DISCONTINUED APPROACH, RAN QRH, AND LANDED FLAPS 20 UNEVENTFULLY. EMERGENCY DECLARED. R & R LT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP TRANSMISSION IAW AMM 27-51-06. R & R LT I/B FLAP, I/B TORQUE TUBE THAT RUNS FROM INBOARD FLAP TRANSMISSION UP TO ANGLE GEARBOX IAW 27-51-25-2-0. R & R LT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP BALLSCREW & GIMBAL IAW MM 27-51-11-4. OPERATED FLAPS UP AND DOWN WITH NO DEFECTS FROM 0 TO 30.