Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
May 17, 2010
Submitted
June 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484HA
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55129
Aircraft time
13,686 hours, 33,183 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Rt Wing Slat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

RT WING SLAT CONTROL CABLE JUMPED OUT OF PULLEY AND DAMAGED RIBS, 2 EA AT SLAT CONTROL MECHANISM OTBD SUPPORT. REMOVED R/W SLAT CONTROL CABLES, 2,3,4,AND 5 SLAT FOR RIB REPAIR IAW MM 20-00-02. REMOVED R/W PULLY BRACKET, OTBD OF SLAT DRUM MECHANISM, IAW 717 J.O.P.M. 20-50-01. REINSP RIB 188.25, NO DAMAGE NOTED. BLENDED OUT DAMAGED RIB AT RT WING FIXED L/E STA 180 IAW SRM 57-00-00. ACCOM. HFEC INSP. CUTOUT HAS CRACK INDICATIONS. FOUND DAMAGE CTR RIB FWD UPPER ANGLE B717 NOT WITHIN LIMITS. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE AT CTR FWD EDGE OF CUT OUT IAW SRM 57-00-00, MAT. LOSS .060". ACCOMPLISHED A HFEC INSP. AROUND EDGES OF CUT-OUT. OK TO TREAT AND PRIME WORKED AREA AT L/E RIB. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-04, PG. 19 & 24. INSTALLED GROMMET PN MS21266-2N ON CUTOUT AREA IAW SOPM 20-50-12 STEP 1 PG. 18.REINSTALLED CABLES.

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