Service difficulty report · Jackscrew · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
October 20, 2017
Submitted
October 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Aircraft serial
4600
Aircraft time
36,324 hours, 22,216 cycles
Part
Jackscrew
Part number
191B26
Part serial
0874
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMBOUT WHEN FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, EXCESSIVE LEFT AILERON CONTROL INPUT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN CONTROLLED FLIGHT. DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING NOTED THE LT OTBD FLAP AND LT INBD FLAP DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LT OTBD FLAP, OTBD JACKSCREW CHAIN COUPLING MISSING. FLAP DAMAGE OCCURRED DUE INBD JACKSCREW CONTINUING RETRACTION WITH OTBD JACKSCREW STATIC. NO ASYMMETRY PROTECTION DUE TO FAILED PART LOCATION IN FLAP DRIVE SYSTEM. OPEN