Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 10, 2010
Submitted
December 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25093
Aircraft time
84,972 hours, 13,556 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Missing
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FLAP-SLAT ELEC STATUS ON GATE. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE FOUND FLAP-SLAT ELE UNIT FAULTING ITSELF. REPLACED FSEU. UPON TESTING OF FLAPS, UP AND DOWN, FOUND LOUD GRINDING NOISE ON RH SIDE INBOARD TRANSMISSIONS AT FLAPS AREA. FOUND MISSING BOLT IN RH INBD FLAP ASSY AT INBD HINGE ASSY POINT, INSTALLED TEMPORARY BOLT OPS NORMAL, NO GRINDING NOTED.