Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 26, 2010
Submitted
July 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29242
Aircraft time
37,023 hours, 9,659 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Control Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Le Flap
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLAP PROBLEM, RTFL. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND CONTROL ROD ON LEADING EDGE SLAT TO BE BROKEN AND IMPALED INTO SLAT. LEFT HAND WING, SLAT JUST INBOARD OF NR 1 ENG. REMOVED NR 6 LEADING EDGE SLAT. INSTALLED AND SOLD NR 6 L/E ON BASE WU T6839X.