Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
June 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25092
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
7321856005
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
CL
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

WHEN RETRACTING FLAPS, TE DISAGREE MSG APPEARED WHEN FLAP HANDLE WAS MOVED FROM 5 DEG TO 1 DEG. RETURNED TO JFK. *S/D* A FAULTY TRAILING EDGE FLAP POWER DRIVE UNIT BYPASS VALVE PREVENTED AFT FLAPS FROM RETRACTING TO THE COMMANDED POSITION. THE FLAP/SLAT ELECTRONICS UNIT SENSED THE DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FLAP LEVER POSITION AND FLAP POSITION AND DROVE THE 'T/E FLAP DISAGREE' CAUTION ALERT MSG TO APPEAR ON EICAS AND THE 'TRAILING EDGE' AMBER LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE BYPASS VALVE ON THE T/E FLAP PDU CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED AND TESTED AND THE FLAP/SLAT SYSTEM OPS CHECKED AND VERIFIED NORMAL PER MM.