Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 7, 2011
Submitted
January 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N648UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25285
Aircraft time
77,946 hours, 12,569 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Drive Unit
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

SCRAPING SOUND IN MID CABIN FLOOR AREA. FOUND RT INBOARD FLAP DRIVE UNIT GRINDING. POWER DRIVE CONTROL UNIT SUSPECT. PART ON HAND. REPLACED FLAP CONTROL UNIT. NO SCRAPING NOISE HEARD.