Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 30, 2011
Submitted
June 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26690
Aircraft time
60,789 hours, 21,564 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Track 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.

What was found

NR 5 MAIN TRACK- RT INBOARD FLAP INBOARD TRACK, FORWARD ATTACH POINT BEARING FAILED AND IS LOOSE FROM TRACK ASSY, TRACK HAS SHIFTED INBOARD AND IS AGAINST SUPPORT BRACKET WITH FLAPS DOWN. TRACK IS CAPTURED BY SUPPORT BRACKET WITH AND CAN NOT MOVE FURTHER. REMOVED WORN BUSHING, REAMED BORE FWD END FLAP AND INSTALLED RPR SLEEVE. REINSTALLED FLAPS AND FLAPS OPS CHECK GOOD.