Service difficulty report · Flap System · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 18, 2006
Submitted
March 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24861
Aircraft time
15,190 hours, 18,643 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURN TO FIELD DUE TO A FLAP EXTENSION PROBLEM. THE TE FLAPS DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TE FLAPS DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE NR 2 FLAP/SLAT ELECTRONICS UNIT (FSEU) LOGIC DETECTED A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE WING AND FLAP HANDLE POSITION TRANSMITTERS. THE NOTED DISCREPANCY ALSO INHIBITED FLAP MOVEMENT. REPLACED THE NR 2 FSEU WITH NEW SERVICEABLE UNIT PER MM 27-51-01 PG.201. CYCLED FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. OPS CHECKED OK.