Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
October 29, 2017
Submitted
November 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32399
Aircraft time
50,560 hours, 14,189 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. TRAILING EDGE FLAP ASYMMETRY WHEN SELECTING FLAPS 5 ON DOWNWIND, THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURES. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO HEAVY BRAKING, NORMAL TOUCHDOWN. VERIFIED NO MESSAGE ON EICAS, ACCOMP OPS CHECK OF THE TEAM FLAP SYS IAW MM 27-51-00. OPS CKS GOOD.