Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
June 25, 2014
Submitted
June 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486HA
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55131
Aircraft time
20 hours, 47,713 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Failed
Location
Slat Drive
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

DURING AN A-CHECK, FOUND A MISSING NAS6204-9, BOLT COMMON TO THE RT WING SLAT DRIVE ASSY. CONFIRMED THAT THE BOLT WAS MISSING BECAUSE OF THE NAS679A4. NUT WAS DETACHED FROM THE UNSCATHED BOLT. AND AFTER CHASING THE MISSING BOLT, DISCOVERED THAT THE AFT DRIVE SUPPORT PLATE, THAT IS COMMON TO THE 5971724-2 ASSY, WAS COMPLETELY SEVERED IN HALF. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE 5971724-2 SLAT DRIVE ASSY, THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE MATING BRACKET, REF PN 9919398-8, COMMON TO THE WING L/E SUPPORT INSTALLATION AT XRS 148.125, WAS ALSO CRACKED NEAR THE ATTACHMENT LOCATION THAT FAYS WITH THE SLATE DRIVE ASSY, CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING BOTH PART ASSEMBLIES.

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