Service difficulty report · Ballscrew · Boeing 737*

Difficulty date
December 4, 2018
Submitted
December 5, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
IU6R626N
Aero Controls, LLC
Aircraft
N626N
Make and model
Boeing 737*
Part
Ballscrew
Part number
07322P00004
Part serial
0361
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 300
Part time
43,272 hours
Component
Horizontal Stab · Boeing
Component part number
251A451012
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

BALL SCREW ASSY P/N 07322P000-04 S/N 0361 IS LEAKING GREASE FROM THE RETURN TUBES. SEALANT LIFTED AROUND RETURN TUBES. SEND TO MFG FOR REPAIR. THIS IS THE THIRD SIMILAR FINDING IN THE SHORT RECENT HISTORY.