Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 7272D4

Difficulty date
October 20, 2006
Submitted
October 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272D4
Aircraft serial
21849
Aircraft time
38,443 hours, 26,388 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
18129942F1
Part serial
0349G
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
5,977 hours, 5,116 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OUTBOARD FLAP GAUGE SHOWED ASYMMETRY WHEN RETRACTING FLAPS FOR 15 DEGREE TO 5 DEGREE. RIGHT NEEDLE STAYED AT FLAPS 15, LEFT NEEDLE MOVED TO 5 DEGREE AND STOPPED. ON TOUCHDOWN FLAPS TRACKED NORMALLY TO FLAPS 25. T/S AND FOUND OUTBOARD FLAP INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY SPLIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTBOARD FLAP INDICATOR REF MM 27-52-021-2. ALL FLAP OPERATION NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.

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