Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
September 1, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601AU
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22193
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Nut
Part number
H516508BAC
Condition
Unknown
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 877 - AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW RECEIVED THE EICAS MESSAGE 'TE FLAP ASYM' AND FLAPS WOULD NOT MOVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT. ON FINAL, AT APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET AGL, VIOLENT BUFFETING WAS EXPERIENCED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE INBOARD COUPLING OF THE TORQUE TUBE BEARING SUPPORT SEPARATED AT WING STATION 388 RIGHT. THE COUPLING WAS RECONNECTED AND THE FLAP ADJUSTED. (M)