Patent ID: 8876065
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: B64C,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A flap roller arrangement for supporting a flap on a wing of an aircraft, the flap roller arrangement comprising: a roller assembly configured for rolling engagement with a flap track of the wing and for engagement with a flap fitting; and a retaining member removably coupled to the roller assembly, wherein the roller assembly is configured to egress through an opening in the flap fitting in a direction away from the flap track, wherein the retaining member is configured to obstruct egress of the roller assembly through the opening when the retaining member is coupled to the roller assembly, and wherein the roller assembly is enabled to egress through the opening when the retaining member is removed from the roller assembly, and wherein the roller assembly moves fore and aft with respect to the wing along the flap track when the roller assembly is engaged with the flap fitting and when the flap moves fore and aft with respect to the wing.