What was found
NR 7 FLAP TRACK AFT FAIRING ATTACH POINT BEARINGS TO LINK ROD AND LINKAGE HAVE EXCESSIVE AXIAL PLAY - BEARINGS HAVE FAILED. REPLACED ADJUSTMENT LINK AND INSTALLED WASHER IN SUPPORT LINK.
- Difficulty date
- May 24, 2011
- Submitted
- June 22, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N550UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25398
- Aircraft time
- 73,765 hours, 21,392 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Link
- Condition
- Out Of Tolerance
- Location
- Nr 7 Flap Track
- 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.