Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
March 14, 2011
Submitted
March 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N684AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
25341
Aircraft time
58,979 hours, 20,589 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ORD - CREW REPORTED TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASYMMETRY APPEARED ON UPPER EICAS / ALONG WITH YELLOW TRAILING EDGE ASYMMETRY ANNUNCIATOR WHEN FLAPS WERE EXTENDED FOR EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT OUTBOARD SLAT POSITION TRANSMITTER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.