Service difficulty report · Cotter Pin · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
October 1, 2012
Submitted
November 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26901
Aircraft time
61,452 hours, 7,236 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Cotter Pin
Condition
Missing
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT WING INBOARD MIDFLAP INBOARD CARRIAGE SPINDLE AFT ATTACH LINK LOWER CASTLELATED NUT IS MISSING COTTER KEY. FOUND WASHER MS15795-828 NOT INSTALLED AS CALLED OUT PER AMM. TORQUED CASTLE NUT AND INSTALLED COTTER PIN PER AMM. RIGHT WING INBOARD MIDFLAP, INBOARD CARRIAGE SPINDLE ACCESS PANEL REMOVED. INSTALLED PANEL.