Service difficulty report · Target · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 7, 2007
Submitted
November 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
30028
Aircraft time
23,847 hours, 6,170 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Target
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Flap System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL360, THE FLAP INDICATOR IS FLICKERING BETWEEN UP AND 1 DEG' WITH ASSOCIATED `LE SLAT ASYM' MSG. CREW ALSO NOTED A CLICKING OR CHATTERING TYPE NOISE IN THE OVERHEAD PANEL AREA BY THE 'RAT' SW AREA THAT FELT QUITE WARM. FOUND SLAT INDICATION TARGETS FULL OF GREASE DUE TO NORMAL AC MAINTENANCE. CLEANED ALL TARGETS ACCOMPLISHED FSEU & PSEU BITE WITH NO FAULTS. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.