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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-22 · Rochester, NY · November 19, 1998

Date: November 19, 1998 · 06:58 local
Place: Rochester, NY
Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: FDEA
Aircraft: N148FE
Reported as: Boeing 72722
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0

N148FERegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2003 · Boeing 727-22S/N 19086 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBoeing 727-22 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1Turbo-jet

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What happened

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(-5)On Thursday, November 19, 1998, during approach to Rochester international airport, N148FE, a B-727-100, operated by federal express, experienced a flap asymmetry trip, locking the outboard flaps at 2 degrees. The aircraft landed without incident and taxied to it's ramp. Maintenance found the lefthand outboard flap position transmitter to have suffered a separation of the mounting flange and housing effectively disconnecting the transmitter. Maintenance replaced the transmitter, resset the flaps and returned the aircraft to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1998, DURING APPROACH TO ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, N148FE, A B-727-100, OPERATED BY FEDERAL EXPRESS, EXPERIENCED A FLAP ASYMMETRY TRIP, LOCKING THE OUTBOARD FLAPS AT 2 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO IT'S RAMP. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFTHAND OUTBOARD FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTER TO HAVE SUFFERED A SEPARATION OF THE MOUNTING FLANGE AND HOUSING EFFECTIVELY DISCONNECTING THE TRANSMITTER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TRANSMITTER, RESSET THE FLAPS AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.