Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 29, 2004
Submitted
July 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24381
Aircraft time
55,112 hours, 6,175 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Drive Unit
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT RETURNED TO NARITA DUE TO FLAP PROBLEM.CREW HAD EICAS MESSAGE FLAPS PRIMARY, AND RT MIDSPAN INDICATION WENT TO RED, EACH SPEED INCREASE. THE CREW SENSED NO CONTROL PROBLEMS. NRTMM REPLACED THE NR 3 RT LE SLAT DRIVE UNIT. NO FURTHER HITS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.