Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
September 13, 2022
Submitted
September 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
25806
Aircraft time
41,243 hours, 28,907 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
251N428127
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap Sys
Stage of operation
AP
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

TE FLAP ASYM EICAS MSG AFTER SELECTING FLAPS 20. SPEED WAS 170 KTS AT 2000 FT. FLAP INDICATORS ARE SPLIT AT FLAPS 15. RIGHT WING WANTED TO COME UP. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOUND LH OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD TRACK UPPER ROLLER BEARINGS BADLY DAMAGED. PARTS ON ORDER. REMOVED BOTH UPPER AFT BOLTS AND BEARINGS ON LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY REF 757 CMM 27-51-18 REASON CODE : PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OFF MPN: 251N4281-27 CPN: 2719685 ON MPN: 251N4281-27 CPN: 2719685 SRL: UNK780 TAG NBR: 2491G1 INSTALLED NEW UPPER AFT BOLTS AND BEARINGS ON LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY IAW 757 CMM 27-51-18. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH WING #2 TORQUE TUBE DUE TO WORN SPLINES IAW 757 AMM 27-51-25-2. ALL RIG AND OPS CHECKS GOOD. FLAP INDICATION SPLIT NO LONGER PRESENT.