Service difficulty report · Flap System · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
July 17, 2010
Submitted
January 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28886
Aircraft time
43,136 hours, 23,916 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
20,283 hours, 10,528 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, FLAPS SELECTED NO LE OR TE FLAP INDICATED. ACCOMPLISHED QRH FOR INDICATION & ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION. FULL EXTENSION ON LE BUT NO INDICATION ON TE FLAPS CONFIRMED VISUALLY. LANDED WITH FLAP HANDLE IN 1 DEGREE POSITION. AFTER LANDING, SELECTED FLAP UP POSITION & NOTICED LE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT OUT. VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT LE HAD RETRACTED. CHECKED LUBE ON FLAP DRIVE UNIT. NO MOISTURE OR DEBRIS IN GREASE. REPLACED FLAP PRIORITY VALVE & FLOW LIMITING VALVE IAW MM 27-51-84-404-004 OPS CHECK GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK & FUNCTIONAL TEST OF FLAP PRIORITY VALVE IAW MM 27-51-84-724-012. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED T/E FLAP BYPASS VALVE, OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 27-51-82. REPLACED NR 5 FLAP TRANSMISSION BALLSCREW REF MM 27-51-73. REPLACED THE NR 7 FLAP TRANSMISSION & BALLSCREW PER MM 27-51-71. REPLACED NR 3 FLAP BALLSCREW PER MM 27-51-73-404-023. ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DATE: 7/21/2010