Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
May 17, 2011
Submitted
June 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29236
Aircraft time
45,621 hours, 12,509 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Bolt
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Missing
Location
T/E Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LEFT INBD T/E FLAP OTBD CARRIAGE TO AFT FLAP SPAR ATTACH BOLTS 1 MISSING & 1 LOOSE. REPLACED BOTH BOLTS. 1) EXTEND & DEACTIVATE THE IB TE FLAPS PER AMM. 2) ACCESS THE LH IB FLAP OB HINGE FTG ASSY. 3) REMOVE & RETAIN THE OB UPPER FWD FASTENERS. 4) PERFORM AN OPEN HOLE HFEC INSP FOR CRACKS PER BOEING NDT MANUAL. 5) IF CRACK IS FOUND, CONTACT ENGINEERING. 6) IF NO CRACK IS FOUND, RE-INSTALL FASTENERS PER BOEING DRAWING 113T2301, SHEET 2. 7) REPEAT STEPS 3 THROUGH 6 FOR THE IB UPPER FWD FASTENERS. 8) RETURN ACFT TO SERVICEABLE CONDITION. INSTALLED REMOVED BOLTS AND PANELS. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICABLE CONDITION.