Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 17, 2011
Submitted
May 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N578UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26694
Aircraft time
60,779 hours, 21,366 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Bearing
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

LT INBD MAIN FLAP TRACK FWD ATTACH POINT BEARING PUSHED OUT OF TRACK WITH INBOARD LOAD FROM FLAP HOLDING TRACK AGAINST MOUNTING BRACKET. BEARING IS CAPTURED BY SUPPORT BRACKETS AND CANNOT MOVE FURTHER. REMOVED FITTING REPLACED. REPLACED BEARING PER GNMM. LIGHTNING STRIKE BTWN DOOR CUTOUT AND STA 400 ON LAP JOINT. REMOVED 1 EA. FASTENER, HFEC AFTER FAST. RMV, NO CRACKS FOUND AND INSTALLED FASTENER.