Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
December 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21870
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Transmitter
Part number
Y35A
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

T/E FLAP DISAGREE- FLAPS STOPPED AT 18 DEGREES. ALTERNATE LEADING EDGE AND TRAILING EDGE PROCEDURE FOLLOWED. T/E FLAP DISAGREE EXTINGUISED. A 20 FLAP NORMAL LANDING. *S/D* AN OUT-OF-ADJUSTMENT FLAP LEVER POSITION TRANSMITTER (RVDT NR 2, M603) INHIBITED FULL TRAVEL OF THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS. ENGAGING THE ALTERNATE FLAP DRIVE ELECTRIC MOTOR BYPASSED THE AUTHORITY OF THE FLAP LEVER ALLOWING THE FLAPS TO EXTEND TO THE 20 UNIT POSITION FOR NORMAL LANDING. THE SUBJECT TRANSMITTER WAS READJUSTED PER MM 27-51-26. THE FLAP SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONALLY TESTED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER ADJUSTMENTS AND ALL OPS CHECKS WERE NORMAL.