Service difficulty report · Fairing · Boeing 74747UF

Difficulty date
April 5, 2016
Submitted
April 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497MC
Make and model
Boeing 74747UF
Aircraft serial
29258
Aircraft time
69,562 hours, 11,188 cycles
Part
Fairing
Part number
65B020720
Part serial
000334
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te 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

ON MX WALK AROUND, FOUND RT INBD TE FLAP DAMAGE, NR 5 & 6 CANOE FAIRINGS DAMAGED, AFT FLAP & CAM SYS ROD TO TE FLAP SYS FAILED IN PROCESS OF ACCOMPLISHING ALL REQUIRED REPAIRS. TE FLAP TRACK FAIRING TEMP REPAIR IAW EO 4427A125, NR 6 FLAP TRACK FAIRING REPLACED. RT INBD AFT FLAP REPLACED, CAM SYS RODS REPLACED. LT OTBD FLAP TEMP REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW EO 1957A169. HARD LANDING PHASE I ACCOMPLISHED. FERRIED TO MX BASE FOR PHASE II ACCOMPLISHMENT.

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