SDR 0102555524

Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
July 22, 2001
Submitted
July 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
23618
Aircraft time
48,166 hours, 20,451 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
285N001137MODA
Part serial
95
Location
Equipment Bay
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

ON FLAP RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF, FLAP MOVEMENT STOPPED BETWEEN FLAPS 1 AND FLAPS UP AND A "LEADING EDGE ASYMMETRY" EICAS MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. SYSTEM THEN TRIGGERED A "FLAP ISOLATION VALVE" STATUS MESSAGE. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURS AND RECEIVED A "LEADING EDGE DISAGREE" MESSAGE AFTER SELECTING ALTERNATE FLAP SYSTEM. FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO LAX, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLAP SLAT ELECTRONICS UNIT. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE SATISFACTORY.