Service difficulty report · Spindle · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
July 31, 2003
Submitted
August 26, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29261
Part
Spindle
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
T/E Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH WHEN LANDING FLAPS 30 SELECTED, EICAS MESSAGE 'FLAPS DRIVE'. INBOARD T/E NORMAL, OUTBOARD T/E AT FLAPS 25. GO AROUND EXECUTED AND NNP ACCOMPLISHED. ON SUBSEQUENT APPROACH MESSAGE 'FLAPS DRIVE'. AFTER LANDING WHEN FLAPS RETRACTED EICAS MESSAGE 'FLAPS DRIVE' AND OUTBOARD T/E FLAPS REMAINED AT FLAPS 25. FOUND C/B FROM ELECTRIC OPERATION POPPED. RESET C/B AND ALSO FOUND ALL FLAP TRACK SPINDLE ASSEMBLIES, INBOARD AND OUTBOARD FLAPS, VERY DRY. GREASED ALL 8 SPINDLES ACC MM 27-51-00. CHECKED OPERATION AND FOUND NORMAL. (M)

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