Service difficulty report · Jackscrew · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
March 1, 2010
Submitted
March 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24554
Part
Jackscrew
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLT - ON APPROACH INBOUND TO CLT, THE CREW RECEIVED A TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASYMMETRICAL INDICATION AFTER SELECTING FLAPS 5. LEFT FLAP WENT TO 5 AND RIGHT FLAP WENT BETWEEN 2 AND 5 AND THE FLAPS LOCKED. CREW WENT THROUGH THE PROCEDURES FOR FLAP ASYMMETRY DISAGREEMENT BUT INDICATION REMAINED. THE CREW THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY INBOUND. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AFTER MAKING A TURN INBOUND, THE INDICATION DISAPPEARED. CREW RESET THE FLAPS AND CONFIGURED FLAPS FOR LANDING. FLAPS WERE SET AS REQUIRED FOR LANDING AND THE INDICATION WENT OUT. ON SHORT FINAL, NO LONGER HAD THE FLAPS ASYMMETRY INDICATION, CANCELED THE EMERGENCY. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF TRAILING EDGE FLAP SYSTEM. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED FOR FLAP DRIVE SYSTEM, FLAP SURFACES OR RELATED COMPONENTS. FOUND JACKSCREW/BALL NUT RESERVOIRS IN NEED OF SERVICING. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 03C30727002, LUBE OF RT / LT FLAP TRANSMISSION / JACKSCREW / BALL NUT RESERVOIRS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF TRAILING EDGE FLAPS PER MM 27-51-00. ALL OPS CHECKS ARE GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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