Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 4, 2005
Submitted
April 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26701
Aircraft time
39,872 hours, 13,800 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Sensor
Part number
18196917
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Outbrd Flap
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON DESCENT, CREW RETRACTED FLAPS AND RECEIVED A FLAP TRAILING EDGE SYS INDICATION. A FAILED FLAP POSITION SENSOR INITIATED A FAILURE PROTECTION SHUTDOWN OF TE FLAP SYSTEM BY THE FLAP SLAT ELECTRONICS UNIT (FSEU NR 1 AND 2), WHICH IN TURN ILLUMINATED TE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT WITH A TE DISAGREE MESSAGE ON EICAS. REPLACED TRANSMITTER.