Service difficulty report · Transmission · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 8, 2008
Submitted
December 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
64,034 hours, 18,567 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Transmission
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLAP DISAGREE ON APPROACH. FLAPS STUCK ON 20 UNITS. TROUBLESHOOT T/E FLAP DISAGREE. FOUND NR 6 FLAP TRANSMISSION OIL IS BLACK AS VIEWED THROUGH SIGHT GLASS. DRAINED AND REPLACED WITH NEW OIL. LAB ANALYSIS INDICATED ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF CARBON COMPOUND, OK. REMOVED NR 8 TRANSMISSION BALL SCREW ASSY. INSTALLED NEW NR 8 T/E FLAP TRANS.