SDR 2001F00076

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
June 20, 2001
Submitted
June 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N261LR
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
22402
Part
Indicator
Part number
106079113
Part serial
0002G
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SAL - FLT 441 - AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN PILOT SELECTED FLAP TO UP POSITION, IT DID NOT RESPONDED. ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO THE EL SALVADOR AIRPORT. AT EL SALVADOR STATION, MAINTENANCE TECHS TESTED THE FLAPS INDICATION ACCORDING TO AMM 27-58-01. THE POSITION TRANSMITTER LT/RT WERE REPLACED DUE TO INTERMITTENT WORKS ACCORDING TO AMM 27-58-12. ALSO, THE FLAPS POSITIONS INDICATOR WERE REPLACED ACCORDING TO AMM 27-58-41. AFTER SATISFACTORY FUNCTIONAL CHECKS, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)