Service difficulty report · Fcu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 16, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26682
Aircraft time
25,924 hours, 9,488 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Fcu
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDED SEA UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO FLAP DISAGREE MESSAGE. *S/D* AN APPARENT BINDING CONDITION OCCURRED, POSSIBLY DUE TO COLD SOAK DURING FLIGHT, WHICH CAUSED THE SHUTDOWN OF THE FLAP SYSTEM. CHECKED FLAP SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND FOUND TO BE OK. ACCOMPLISHED BITE OF FSEU MODULES AND NO FAULTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE FLAPS AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED.