Service difficulty report · Drive Rod · Boeing 747132

Difficulty date
February 5, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857FT
Make and model
Boeing 747132
Aircraft serial
20246
Part
Drive Rod
Part number
65B156514
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Te Flap
Stage of operation
LD
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

AFTER HARD LANDING, EXTERIOR INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT INBOARD FLAP NOT FULL UP. FOUND DRIVE RODS FOR THE AFT CANOE ASSEMBLY BROKEN AT THE NR 5 AND NR 6 POSITIONS. DRIVE RODS REPLACED PER BOEING M/M 27-51-01. NR 6 CANOE WAS FOUND WITH A HOLE. REPLACED PER BOEING M/M 27-51-26. NR 5 CANOE WAS FOUND DAMAGED. REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM 51-40-09. ON RETRACTION OF FLAPS THE INBOARD AILERON WAS CONTACTED AT THE AFT END. REPLACED AILERON PER BOEING M/M 27-11-01. RETRACTION ALSO DAMAGED THE NR 3 AFT FLAP REPAIRED PER BOEING SRM 51-40-06, 51-40-07 AND 51-40-09. COMPLIED WITH HARD LANDING INSPECTION PHASE 1 PER BOEING M/M 05-51-05. NO ADDITIONAL DISCREPANCIES FOUND.